MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 676 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 154 Parallax 144 113% 146 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 137 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 413 146 147 137 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 401 Write 425 Mixed 354 SusWrite 239 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 37.1 133% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 305 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 67GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 176 177 178 179 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 122 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 178 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 570GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 88 Write 64.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 148 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 329% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 94%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 777GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 169 167 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 129 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 168 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 27.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,048

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 $40	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