MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 13:13
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 222 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 578 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.3% Very good	Lighting 92.4 Reflection 103 Parallax 98.9 75% 98.2 fps	MRender 85 Gravity 87.3 Splatting 82.3 69% 84.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 525 Series mSATA 240GB-$150 119 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: LLKi SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 11 27 26 25 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 346GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 263 254 273 221 252 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 379 Write 380 Mixed 349 SusWrite 256 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 40.6 135% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 304 228% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free Firmware: 2.50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 117 123 121 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 333 Write 138 Mixed 166 SusWrite 122 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 29 107% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 136 106% 146 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 82%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 295GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 93 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 14.7 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 93.7 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 39%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 117GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 69 70 86 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 57.8 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 76.2 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 69%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 289GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 98 99 97 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 98.2 Mixed 60 SusWrite 98.9 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 39%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 106GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 110 111 108 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 108 Write 112 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 110 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 298GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 91 92 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 83.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 91.1 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 39%
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA00 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 179GB free, PID 101a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 35 37 34 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.9% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 35.6 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 924 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 85%

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

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 203 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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 $76Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16