MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.5% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '23 at 18:05
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 542 56% 452 Pts	64-Core 555 34% 555 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 61.7 54% 65.6 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 55.9 48% 58.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 456 462 453 408 427 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
HPT DISK 0_1 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 138 137 138 132 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 135 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 107%
HPT DISK 0_0 4TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 382GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 192 194 192 199 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 89.3 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 195 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.1 251% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16