MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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)
Boot Drive	88.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 08:55
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 178 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 312 42% 312 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 61 52% 64.6 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 55.2 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 30 31 29 26 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 423 Write 404 Mixed 278 SusWrite 58.9 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 49.5 165% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 325 255% 351 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 127GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 68 67 68 69 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 55 Write 35.8 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 67.6 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 43%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$28 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 112GB free Firmware: SD26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 98 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 106 Write 95.5 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 98.7 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 58%
ASMedia USB 3.0 Device 4TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 38 38 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 34.8 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 37.1 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 129% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 3,671 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.8% Poor	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 7.7 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.4 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 81%

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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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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 $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16