MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.7% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 18:13
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 282 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 738 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Lighting 90.6 Reflection 91.2 Parallax 80.3 74% 87.4 fps	MRender 84.7 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 72.7 64% 79.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 321 340 334 342 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 365 Mixed 280 SusWrite 340 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 37.8 138% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 129 154% 268 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 110%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 221GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 144 145 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 145 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 105%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 200GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 136 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 132 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 174 176 173 176 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 50.6 Write 131 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 172 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 250% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 90%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 690GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 108 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 118 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 4x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

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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%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16