MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive85.6% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 30 '19 at 15:42
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 410
50% 386 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7818) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 200 197 200 210 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 490
Write 215
Mixed 234
SusWrite 198
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 37.8
138% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 178
153% 228 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
684GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 114 112 112 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 66.8
Write 119
Mixed 77
SusWrite 110
69% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.6
170% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 66%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB-$45
122GB free
Firmware: FB4OC4DC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
23.8% Poor
Read 41.8
Write 39.3
Mixed 22.8
SusWrite 41
27% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 23.8%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 23.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 21.6
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $584
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