MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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)
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 121 2-Core 226 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 570 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 526 32% 526 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Asus(1043 849E) 3GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.3% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 83.5 55% 71.9 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 74 Splatting 47.7 52% 66.4 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 91 89 94 84 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 339 Write 291 Mixed 236 SusWrite 91.7 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 30.3 108% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 127 121% 190 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 116%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 157 159 160 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 72 SusWrite 159 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.2 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.1 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 63%

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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 MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

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