MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	150% 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 Drive	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 382 52% 385 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069); SN204441040591 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 206 Parallax 212 180% 213 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 154 Splatting 135 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 246 253 255 262 250 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 462 Write 298 Mixed 274 SusWrite 255 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 25.4 100% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 167 140% 211 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 134%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 51GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 134 140 143 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 341 Write 144 Mixed 166 SusWrite 138 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 24.8 92% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 123 93% 128 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 319GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 148 152 152 149 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 134 Mixed 72 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 186 193 195 185 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 168 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 185 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 21.6 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16