MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 18:13
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 116
2-Core 227
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 415
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 188
Parallax 186
141% 182 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 177
Splatting 126
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 256 260 267 240 252 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.3% Above average
Read 247
Write 127
Mixed 156
SusWrite 262
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 18.6
75% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 36.6
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 36.4
28% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 102%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 189 189 189 189 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 96.4
Write 186
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 188
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 62%

 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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