MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 12:15
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 278 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 661 71% 562 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 70.6 65% 76.3 fps	MRender 76.8 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 61.8 56% 69.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 248 251 247 246 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 323 Mixed 248 SusWrite 251 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47 166% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 226 189% 277 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 90%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 43GB free Firmware: 2D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 322 322 336 343 335 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 217 Mixed 204 SusWrite 329 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40 159% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 111 118% 203 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 99%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free Firmware: 71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 422 Write 375 Mixed 295 SusWrite 84.3 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 26.1 133% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 142 135% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 495GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 91 89 90 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 87.2 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 90.4 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 377GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 118 120 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 113 Mixed 65 SusWrite 117 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 25.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 63%

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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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
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 $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