MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 19:22
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 206 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 610 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 59.4 52% 63.7 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 54.4 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 368 Write 359 Mixed 280 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 35.3 123% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 164 141% 209 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
WL6000GSA6472E 6TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 42GB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.1 12 8.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 339GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 137 140 141 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 91 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 136 66% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 107%
WL5000GSA6457 5.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 100GB free Firmware: 0F.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 97 99 104 103 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.5% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 99.7 55% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.4 71% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 87%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$166 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 59GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 169 165 167 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 0GB free Firmware: RT17 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4.3 Write 57 Mixed 9.5 17% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.9 266% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 23.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 86%

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 203 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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	39x
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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16