MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% 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	169% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (13%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 17:24
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 493 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3509 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 221 Parallax 211 192% 222 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 164 Splatting 146 136% 169 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 737GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 524 627 645 648 645 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 730 Write 640 Mixed 609 SusWrite 574 144% 638 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 73.2 250% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 684 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 272 293% 492 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 295%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 137 137 135 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 134 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 135 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 542GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 100 110 103 102 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 112 Mixed 63 SusWrite 105 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 1315 BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 9 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 55%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $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