MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.7% 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	8GB 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 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	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '17 at 08:44
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 695 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% EVGA(3842 2690) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 44.7 54% 48.5 fps	MRender 48.7 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 32.7 32% 40.2 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1396 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 881 (B1) Unknown 98 98 29 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 54 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 113 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22565965522
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 98GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 1,082 Mixed 1,259 276% 1,239 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.1 199% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 428 DQ Write 481 DQ Mixed 169 206% 359 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 147%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 730GB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 97 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 85 (03) Spinup time 197 100 34376843586 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9478 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 99 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 100 25 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14728 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 5219 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 99 99 65536 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 601339527172 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 51 253362202 (C0) Power-off retract count 88 88 14400 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 14400 (C2) HDA temperature 230 122 210454118426 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 92 Mixed 90.9 72% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 87% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 85%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 164 140 13758 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5289 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7035 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3945 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 375 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 130 130 212001 (C2) HDA temperature 123 96 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 124 Mixed 130 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.45 123% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 83%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 696GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 77.4 Write 78 Mixed 79.2 101% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 43%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 645GB free, PID 0108 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 46 Write 44.7 Mixed 45.8 59% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.37 73% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.2 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 35%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	112x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $869

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16