MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


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 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	163% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 20:18
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 i7-5775C-$250 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 674 72% 571 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%

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: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 207 Parallax 220 182% 217 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 156 Splatting 137 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 508GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 627 625 647 643 646 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 709 Write 644 Mixed 594 SusWrite 636 145% 646 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 66.5 224% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 271 292% 490 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 295%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 133 137 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 91.7 Write 122 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 132 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 560GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 71 77 76 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 83.7 Write 83.7 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 75 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45.5% 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 55%

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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%

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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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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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