MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '18 at 16:40
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 444 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (73 fps cap detected)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 62.7 60% 69.6 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 70 Splatting 73.4 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06H6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 452 Write 136 Mixed 266 62% 285 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 44.7 165% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 153 148% 239 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 108%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 8GB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 3GB free, PID b128 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 36.7 Mixed 20.4 61% 64.5 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.6 154% 7 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	39x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16