MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '24 at 16:02
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 82.4 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 188 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 316 28% 235 Pts	64-Core 312 19% 312 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Sapphire(1DA2 E448) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 141 Parallax 231 94% 163 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 124 Splatting 188 147% 179 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 493GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 462 479 487 558 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 447 Mixed 445 SusWrite 497 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 44.1 143% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 542 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 413 314% 430 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 296GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 344 360 367 417 282 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 399 Write 342 Mixed 308 SusWrite 349 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 34.4 119% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 358 267% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 121%
Adata Premier SP610 128GB-$49 819 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 110 90 95 95 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 386 Write 143 Mixed 184 SusWrite 98.9 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 29.2 84% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 153 129% 190 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9W 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9W 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 58%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $100Bench 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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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