MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	148% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$45 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 522 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3751) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 203 Parallax 222 177% 214 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 148 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE1TB 2TB 809GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 397 402 400 404 410 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 479 Write 400 Mixed 376 SusWrite 400 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 39.9 136% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 288 231% 324 MB/s

ST4000DM001-1FK17N 4TB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 82GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 98 91 95 103 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	9.68% Terrible	Read 47.4 Write 60.9 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 97.1 13% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.5 7% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.68% Great: 17%
TP06001GB 6TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 123GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 121 122 118 104 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.3% Good	Read 124 Write 109 Mixed 86 SusWrite 114 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 78%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 158GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 141 137 141 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 102 Write 116 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 142 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 307% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 131GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 73 80 72 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 80.7 Write 67.1 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 71.7 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 105%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 145 142 146 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 142 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 144 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 120%
WD Elements 25A3 8TB 5,644 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 41GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 40 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 39.4 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 40.7 52% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 205% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 4x8GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 3R 4G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	11%	74	31	5	60	27"	2560 1440	ACR081D CB272U

History: Score 37: 4R 3G 8B | Score 28: 3R 4G 1B

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Gaming 42%

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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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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