MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


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 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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	267% 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.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180503
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration	404 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 97.9 2-Core 218 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 464 51% 402 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7915) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 336A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.97 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 147 Parallax 142 109% 141 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 132 Splatting 82 88% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1851 1040 810 812 810 815 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,247 Write 1,867 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 1023 378% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 78.9 262% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 888 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 718 545% 741 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 355%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 885GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 754 757 760 742 736 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 733 Write 628 Mixed 466 SusWrite 731 144% 640 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 40.5 120% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 400 335% 482 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 291%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 171GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 362 126 125 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 795 Write 339 Mixed 522 SusWrite 250 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 28.7 117% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 477 DQ Write 462 DQ Mixed 96 175% 345 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 226GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 155 158 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 129 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 155 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 499GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 128 129 127 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 84.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 128 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 101%
INTEL SS DSA2M080G2GC 80GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 37 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 38.8 Write 38 Mixed 37.6 SusWrite 38.3 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 16.5 4K Mixed 7.2 843% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 11.5 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 8.8 995% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 75%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 376GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 36 36 37 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	28% Poor	Read 104 Write 88.8 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 35 98% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 62%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 113GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 71 73 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 74.4 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 71.7 90% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 43%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 493GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 36 36 37 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 35 113% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 68%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 108GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 36 36 37 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 71.3 Write 72.4 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 35 81% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 50%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 186GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 106 106 106 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 103 136% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 18.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%

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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 $100Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16