MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	1.16% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '19 at 22:58
Run Duration	389 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 228 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 594 60% 489 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	1.16% Terrible	Lighting 1.43 Reflection 1 Parallax 1.44 1% 1.29 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.3 1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 1.16% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 120GB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 152 197 307 265 245 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70% Good	Read 467 Write 89 Mixed 238 SusWrite 252 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 18.5 92% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 61.1 83% 149 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 71%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 134 133 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 430 Write 149 Mixed 202 SusWrite 132 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 37.6 140% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 125 106% 154 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 83%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 998GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 69 50 69 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 127 Write 134 Mixed 88 SusWrite 74.4 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 87%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 624GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 29 30 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 104 Write 32.7 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 29 46% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 186 188 190 188 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 178 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 189 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 177 175 179 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 177 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 106 107 103 103 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 126 Write 125 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 103 141% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 432GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 75 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 78 Write 76.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 76 98% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.2% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
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 $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