MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.9% 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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 02:39
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 469 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Palit(1569 1184) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 56.8 38% 48.8 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 53.5 Splatting 39.9 40% 50.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 272 172 268 270 265 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 378 Write 366 Mixed 320 SusWrite 264 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 39.6 144% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 161 139% 206 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 101%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 111GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 360 378 362 382 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 374 Mixed 295 SusWrite 371 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 39.7 167% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 249 210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 98%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 148 149 151 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 137 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 149 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 86%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 153 153 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 146 Write 152 Mixed 120 SusWrite 152 195% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 107%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 169 166 169 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 165 Mixed 118 SusWrite 168 211% 158 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 0.7 416% 9.33 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 345% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 24.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 72%

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Gaming 82%

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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	112x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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