MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 11:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 696 77% 608 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 191 Parallax 176 150% 183 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 178 Splatting 119 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB 9,539 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 522 521 413 183 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 666 Write 531 Mixed 294 SusWrite 385 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.5 174% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 277 218% 295 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 958GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 118 118 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 117 Write 124 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 118 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 96%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 119 119 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 68 SusWrite 117 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 110%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60M2NA0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 572GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.8% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 39.7 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 35.2 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 23%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 915GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 37.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 4.6 35% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2638 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 24.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 86%

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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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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 168 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	95x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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