MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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.
Boot Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 658
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 166
Parallax 177
142% 172 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 146
Splatting 107
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 435 438 449 448 448 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 451
Mixed 296
SusWrite 440
95% 425 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 46.9
175% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 297
240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 195 199 198 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 155
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 197
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.7% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 85%

 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 430 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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HDDRAMUSB
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