MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 14:53
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 673 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.1 52% 64.8 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 55.5 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 120GB-$91 661 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT43B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,810 Write 6,613 Mixed 6557 1,488% 6,660 MB/s	4K Read 574 4K Write 305 4K Mixed 381 1,519% 420 MB/s	DQ Read 1241 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 956 753% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
SDM8SI240A 240GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 166GB free Firmware: S0212B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 58 51 56 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 111 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 1.5 82% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 1.6 48% 117 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 192 192 186 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 195 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 190 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2133C10-8GXM 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2133C10-8GXM 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 26.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 80%

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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 203 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	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 $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16