MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 09:22
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 567 59% 472 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 121 Parallax 120 100% 121 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 118 Splatting 98.1 102% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 1TB-$700 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 273 255 186 230 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 301 Write 348 Mixed 258 SusWrite 238 65% 286 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 36.7 125% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 173 142% 202 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 109%
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100 901 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 156 156 157 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 351 Write 157 Mixed 221 SusWrite 156 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.3 153% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 125 96% 129 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 81%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 151 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 172 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 156GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 69 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 90.2 Write 75.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 69.2 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 388% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 65%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 153 154 153 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 146 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 152 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 116 115 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 88 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 115 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 397% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 14.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 58%

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Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 430 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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