MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140224
Uptime	26.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	309 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^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, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.8% Average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 36.7 2-Core 77 39% 59.8 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 140 16% 127 Pts	64-Core 169 10% 169 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.9% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 77.1 61% 79.3 fps	MRender 77.1 Gravity 75 Splatting 46.7 52% 66.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 140 97 91 94 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 314 Write 201 Mixed 213 SusWrite 104 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 25.9 96% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 84.8 93% 161 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 153 157 157 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 75.3 Write 60.1 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 152 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 949GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 74 79 80 69 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 12.7 Write 69.9 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 71.6 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 107%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,127 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 598GB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	9.65% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 23.4 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 19.2 27% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.65% Great: 18%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 324GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 24.4 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 19.7 30% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 11.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 2R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	13%	100	76	6	100	27"	1920 1080	VSC0E39 XG2705

History: Score 27: 3R 2G 6B | Score 31: 2R 5G 6B

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

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 $45	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