MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7811
Motherboard	MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811) (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 10:00
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 170 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 310 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Emtec X150 240GB 3,577 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 97 64 31 35 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 349 Write 335 Mixed 305 SusWrite 87.4 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 38 135% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 166 134% 187 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%
Amd-raid KIOXIA-EXCERIA P 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 94GB free Firmware: ECFA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 823 573 594 662 639 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	169% Outstanding	Read 1,135 Write 1,196 Mixed 1,203 SusWrite 742 241% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.7 175% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 569 426% 557 MB/s
Poor: 174% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 183%
Toshiba MK5076GSX 500GB-$54 7,200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 447GB free Firmware: GS001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 74.2 Write 57.3 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 73.5 40% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 42%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 56GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 86 90 86 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 73.6 Write 73.7 Mixed 32 SusWrite 90.1 91% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 48%

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Gaming 60%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	24x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	10x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	7x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	6x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
X150 240GBEmtecBench 66%, 3,577 samples	8x
840 Pro 512GBSamsung $129Bench 96%, 14,996 samples	3x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x
KHX1600C9D3/4GX Samsung M378B5173EB0-CK0 8GBKingstonBench 40%, 16 samples	4x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $252

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	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