MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	86.6% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 03:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 229 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 606 65% 518 Pts	64-Core 619 38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 86.5 57% 72 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 75 55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 210 223 219 231 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 385 Write 276 Mixed 298 SusWrite 224 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.1 155% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 149 132% 197 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 196GB free Firmware: 507A SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 141 142 141 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 338 Write 168 Mixed 197 SusWrite 142 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 31.5 123% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 92.4 82% 122 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 90%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 134 135 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 141 Write 140 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 133 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 28.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 119%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

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