MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.7% 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	25.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130426
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 200 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 530 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2960) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 52.7 Parallax 75.2 48% 62.3 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 49.5 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 120GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 4.4 7.5 0.8 27 36 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	25.2% Poor	Read 199 Write 59 Mixed 164 SusWrite 16.4 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 6 44% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 24 DQ Mixed 5.9 24% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 72 62 72 86 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 73.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 74.7 51% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 69%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,300 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 121GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 21 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 25.8 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2000, 2000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 21.1 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 64%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	203x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16