MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics13.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
32.3% Below average
Memory 55.6
1-Core 10.6
2-Core 29
24% 31.7 Pts
4-Core 54.6
8-Core 55.6
7% 55.1 Pts
64-Core 70.2
4% 70.2 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 5.5
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 29.3
4% 15.4 fps
MRender 40.4
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 35
31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140516
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 93 112 117 121 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 369
Write 124
Mixed 193
SusWrite 100
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 19.3
73% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 106
77% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105
767GB free
Firmware: 1AN10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 53 54 54 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 72.4
Write 96.3
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 53.3
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
225GB free
Firmware: KC67
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 73 84 86 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 84.2
Write 66.4
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 75.9
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-012.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24.8% Poor
MC Read 6.6
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 5.9
14% 5.03 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 61%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $584
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