MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.85% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	81.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130607
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 03:50
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 113 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 572 57% 466 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.85% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 9.38 8% 10.3 fps	MRender 14.3 Gravity 10 Splatting 13 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T253X2512G 512GB 14,867 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 156 102 152 108 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 414 Write 124 Mixed 313 SusWrite 146 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 36 144% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 200 171% 249 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 10GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 121 126 88 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 375 Write 149 Mixed 204 SusWrite 111 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 37.1 153% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 121 101% 146 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 166GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 112 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 101 Write 114 Mixed 30 SusWrite 110 64% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 687GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 147 147 147 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 126 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 145 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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