MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.2% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 657 62% 515 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 63 59% 69.5 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 0.09 34% 47.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 186 146 172 174 182 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 350 Write 330 Mixed 226 SusWrite 179 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 40.7 157% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 184 151% 216 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 140GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,718 Write 6891 Mixed 7,016 1,608% 7,209 MB/s	4K Read 731 4K Write 449 4K Mixed 352 1,795% 510 MB/s	DQ Read 1,489 DQ Write 1,131 DQ Mixed 1,090 875% 1237 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 136 137 133 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 102 Write 89 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 136 64% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 158GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 107 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 104 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 107 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$33 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 205GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 98.8 Write 100 Mixed 72 SusWrite 61.9 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1800, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 25.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 75%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16