MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.7% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 15:49
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 663
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 90.8
Parallax 195
96% 134 fps
MRender 89.5
Gravity 132
Splatting 129
97% 117 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 214 225 217 203 209 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 354
Write 224
Mixed 245
SusWrite 213
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 44.5
153% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 195
147% 198 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 94%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20
99GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 67 68 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 55.5
Write 55.8
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 67
39% 53.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 43%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
530GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 114 124 119 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 125
Write 136
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 118
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 75%
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 (85th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 27.2
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 28
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.2%
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 431 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $584
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