MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '16 at 12:54
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 195
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 381
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
Sapphire(174B E217) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Lighting 40.9
Reflection 36.9
Parallax 49.5
33% 42.4 fps
MRender 32
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 42.9
30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 493
Write 175
Mixed 223
65% 297 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 22.7
122% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 33.6
61% 117 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
440GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 145
Write 143
Mixed 127
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.25
106% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 25.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $580
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