MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.88% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '17 at 00:56
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 668 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570 3,522 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Dell(1028 2121) 1GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.5.2 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.88% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 9.19 Parallax 10.8 7% 9.51 fps	MRender 8.14 Gravity 7.57 Splatting 8.43 7% 8.05 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.88% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 6434407 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 73538430056348 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3322 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 1624 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 53 51543080994 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6434407 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6434407 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6434407 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 14214 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11652 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11652 (F2) Unknown 0 0 59836	58.8% Above average	Read 460 Write 145 Mixed 209 59% 271 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 12.5 99% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 63.1 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 38.9 40% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 888GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 89737912 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2392 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 10010238 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6396 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 660 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 57 555286561 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 14236 (C2) HDA temperature 33 43 47244640289 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 114160230729448 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9124488679 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11024699858	84.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 146 Mixed 104 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.24 86% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB 9,045 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 154 7075 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8268 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16536 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6962 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 798 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8266 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 115 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.2% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 57.7 Mixed 53.5 44% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.31 93% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	112x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $843

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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