MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 683 68% 555 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2067 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.37 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 74 Parallax 71.9 61% 73.7 fps	MRender 76.4 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 72.5 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 128 129 128 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 475 Mixed 312 SusWrite 140 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51.1 186% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 164 171% 281 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 415GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 99.2 Write 104 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 97.2 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 54%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 696GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 198 200 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 180 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 196 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.7 455% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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