MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51% 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	58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '19 at 20:15
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 105 2-Core 234 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 582 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 87.7 52% 72.6 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 62 Splatting 52.5 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 3.4 111 47 66 41 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 489 Write 418 Mixed 408 SusWrite 101 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 0.3 104% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 4.4 DQ Mixed 0.3 27% 71.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 92%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 904GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 145 143 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 131 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 145 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 309GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 184 184 187 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 113 Write 94.3 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 186 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54 7,200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 192GB free Firmware: GS001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 72 72 71 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 75.8 Write 74.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 72.1 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 393GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 22.9 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 37.4 40% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $274	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 $184	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