MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (26%). 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-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 17:25
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 717 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 84 78 95 115 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 382 Write 130 Mixed 104 SusWrite 89.6 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 13.2 33% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 77.2 DQ Mixed 19.6 35% 69.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 55%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 541GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 104 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 56 SusWrite 104 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 298GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 130 130 127 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 121 Mixed 74 SusWrite 129 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 524GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 51 50 51 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 66 Write 63.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 50 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 59%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 206GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 54.5 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 101 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 19.4 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 24.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 91%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	203x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16