MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 8 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130607
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '23 at 02:47
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 372 51% 380 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.44 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.1% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 38 Parallax 52 32% 43.1 fps	MRender 54 Gravity 50 Splatting 39.6 38% 47.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 240GB-$172 345 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 95 96 118 94 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.6% Below average	Read 231 Write 158 Mixed 157 SusWrite 94.9 36% 160 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 12 64% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 66.3 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 76.8 66% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 81%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 457GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 131 129 130 128 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 163 Write 146 Mixed 128 SusWrite 125 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB 7,244 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.5 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 12 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 440 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	209x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359