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MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

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Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '14 at 20:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 130 2-Core 256 88% 193 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 664 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 60% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Zotac(19DA 1314) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4411 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 47% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2707 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 217 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 54 (A9) Unknown 100 100 736 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 93 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 146 627066404890 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 13 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2264 (F1) Unknown 253 253 899 (F2) Unknown 253 253 826 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	103% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 477 Mixed 402 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 27.8 152% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 44.7 86% 170 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
Intel SSDSC2BW180A 180GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 52GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 99376954194723 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1971 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 216 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 216 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 71511 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 42 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 71511 (F2) Unknown 100 100 51887 (F9) Unknown 100 100 2493	79.1% Very good	Read 489 Write 185 Mixed 235 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 17.4 137% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 52.3 81% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 529GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 37 37 63583 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11346 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1377 (BF) G-sense error rate 45 45 55 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 60 60 420739 (C2) HDA temperature 125 95 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.4% Average	Read 77.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 77.8 59% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 54%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 3,195 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 881GB free, PID 2312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 109 Write 99.3 Mixed 65.2 112% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.38 85% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 43%

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

Gaming

Gaming 42%

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Desktop

Desktop 84%

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Workstation

Workstation 36%

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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 $127Bench 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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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