MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 14:00
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 204 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 624 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 235 228 224 228 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 433 Write 210 Mixed 224 SusWrite 217 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 25.5 101% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 25.9 59% 128 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 76%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 20GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 463 Mixed 364 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 54.8 190% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 60.2 128% 262 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 198 199 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 120 Mixed 31 SusWrite 199 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 117 116 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 135 Write 134 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 118 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 86%
WD 1000FYP External 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 789GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 38 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 28.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 37.6 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.5 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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