MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.1% 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)
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 238
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 633
62% 510 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 61.6
53% 64.8 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 55.8
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB-$58
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 75 74 74 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 94%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 215GB
456GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 21 20 20 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.6% Very good
Read 237
Write 17.5
Mixed 26.9
SusWrite 19.8
55% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$26
931GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 175 178 174 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 174
Mixed 36
SusWrite 175
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25
596GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 104 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 107
Write 101
Mixed 76.6
SusWrite 103
71% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 27.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $777
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