MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '16 at 01:54
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 721 79% 624 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6822 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 23985 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1265 (B1) Unknown 89 89 386 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 327 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22586493919	90.7% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 360 Mixed 405 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.9 147% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37.1 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 21.9 43% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 110%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 49GB free Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 773 Write 640 Mixed 684 156% 699 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 33.1 189% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 51.4 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 32.9 43% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 243%
OCZ VERTEX2 40GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 37GB free Firmware: 1.33 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -127113852049279 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2319 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 707 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2112 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2432 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2432 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5056	35.9% Below average	Read 142 Write 56.2 Mixed 88.6 21% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 9.2 88% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.9 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 28.5 26% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 232317880 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1469 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9153387 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 25038 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1365 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BC) Unknown 100 98 30065229831 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 571998241 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 609 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 33 33 135062 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 68719476769 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 86470576592402 (F1) Unknown 100 253 73994161796726 (F2) Unknown 100 253 71598619968900	101% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 168 Mixed 179 134% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.05 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.38 112% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 239634104 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1468 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 34720785 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 25078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1365 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295557129 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 571998241 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 610 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 45 45 110836 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 68719476769 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -9745280773028 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -39546231783006 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -87931891528172	99.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 176 Mixed 151 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2666 2x8GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 24.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 90%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,048

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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