MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 238 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 712 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7915) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 205 Parallax 200 145% 194 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 182 Splatting 133 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,653 Write 1,589 Mixed 553 280% 1,265 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.3 202% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 538 495% 766 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 75GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 296 310 291 273 313 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 399 Mixed 368 SusWrite 312 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.4 149% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 343 246% 313 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 98GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 81 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 72 Write 79.1 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 82.6 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 582GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 80 80 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 91.6 Write 102 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 79.7 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 59%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 688GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 115 115 115 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 110 Write 107 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 117 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 25.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

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

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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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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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