MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130930
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 18:42
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 616 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 30 Parallax 37.8 26% 33.3 fps	MRender 41.3 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 33.5 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 269 289 289 288 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,072 Write 859 Mixed 407 SusWrite 333 148% 668 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 50.7 184% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 287 269% 416 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 27GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 120 106 107 107 110 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 344 Write 236 Mixed 273 SusWrite 116 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 38 149% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 221 172% 239 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 91%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 985GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 151 152 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 143 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 151 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 111GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 113 Write 103 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 116 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 79%

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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 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%

Aircraft carrier

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