MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.16% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7888
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)  (all builds)
Memory16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 241
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 664
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5750
MSI(1462 2081) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Relative performance (0th percentile)
5.16% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 5.65
Parallax 5.78
5% 5.99 fps
MRender 5.52
Gravity 4.87
Splatting 6.91
5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 5.16%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 262 175 178 28 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 364
Write 340
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 172
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 11
49% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 117
97% 141 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 0420 F3-2133C11-4GAO KHX2133C11D3/8GX 0420 F3-2133C11-4GAO 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.6% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 15.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,048
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