MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 06:16
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 208
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 567
59% 473 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 90.8
62% 77.3 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 63.7
Splatting 81.1
58% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M306 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 489
Write 158
Mixed 283
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 15.7
73% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 52.1
DQ Mixed 29.3
46% 92.7 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
292GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 136
Write 109
Mixed 110
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.42
109% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 76%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
164GB free
Firmware: 3.AAF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 91.8
Mixed 86.9
68% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 79%

 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 430 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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