MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics150% 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.
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '23 at 11:56
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 232
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 624
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.18
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 219
Reflection 208
Parallax 199
179% 209 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 154
Splatting 136
130% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
350GB free
Firmware: SBFKQ1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 315 435 456 463 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 343
Write 143
Mixed 326
SusWrite 357
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 37
134% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 196
174% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 102%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM01B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 186 188 181 176 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 450
Write 177
Mixed 196
SusWrite 177
55% 250 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 21
90% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 62.5
DQ Mixed 97
93% 154 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.9
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 18.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $584
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