MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 17:50
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 227 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 678 67% 550 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	7.9% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 4.92 Parallax 5.03 9% 6.94 fps	MRender 7.29 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 8.83 6% 7.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203 2,823 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 464 Write 340 Mixed 294 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.8 151% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 160 171% 285 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 568GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 176 181 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 142 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 180 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 215GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 156 167 167 168 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 92 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 165 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 666 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16