MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59.3% 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)
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 (100%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 15:08
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 73.5 1-Core 58.5 2-Core 120 51% 83.9 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 286 29% 232 Pts	64-Core 138 9% 138 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.3% Above average	Lighting 83.5 Reflection 87 Parallax 80.5 68% 83.7 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 44.3 Splatting 52.1 42% 51.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,072 Write 1,787 Mixed 2,198 451% 2,019 MB/s	4K Read 139 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 126 422% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 619 466% 628 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 17 25 24 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 15GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 421 Write 388 Mixed 325 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 31.7 109% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 339 258% 347 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 126 126 126 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 147 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 126 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 286% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 12.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 93.6 43% 93.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	203x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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