MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 22:53
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 661 67% 543 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,252 Write 5,069 Mixed 5,490 1,248% 5,604 MB/s	4K Read 480 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 281 1,209% 330 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 588 DQ Mixed 700 543% 752 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 154 156 161 154 161 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 94.8 Write 136 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 155 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 116 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 120 Write 107 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 115 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 112 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 116 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 63%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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 $179	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