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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 15:38
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 205 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 574 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2836) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,242 Write 4,374 Mixed 4,641 1,059% 4,752 MB/s	4K Read 435 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 235 1,072% 293 MB/s	DQ Read 883 DQ Write 542 DQ Mixed 658 505% 694 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 121GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 68 Write 73.2 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 73 55% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 76%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 610GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 58.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 58.4 74% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 46%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 591GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 100 Write 99.7 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 102 112% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 7,967 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 79%

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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 $178	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) $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