MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	86.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	16.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 11:59
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 85.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 588 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 71 Parallax 63.7 53% 66.4 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR050 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 367 379 230 220 238 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 371 Write 426 Mixed 368 SusWrite 285 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 32.4 130% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 263 212% 300 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 99%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 137 140 140 139 140 MB/s Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60% Above average	Read 282 Write 119 Mixed 184 SusWrite 135 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 30.8 105% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 134 112% 163 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 77%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 233GB free Firmware: 10.02E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 62 60 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 61.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 60.8 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 35%
Seagate ST1000LM010-9YH146 1TB 2,987 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 924GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 83 81 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 80 Write 82.2 Mixed 41.6 SusWrite 82.4 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLE4G3D1608DE1TX0. KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	240	27"	1280 720	AOC2702 27G2G8

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

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