MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 17:36
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 535 55% 446 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 108 59 75 119 125 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.5% Above average	Read 262 Write 52 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 104 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 20.9 89% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 52.8 DQ Mixed 53.5 77% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 85%
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD 60GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 24GB free Firmware: 343A13F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 63 63 62 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 170 Write 81.9 Mixed 105 SusWrite 62.7 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 27.8 106% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 87.2 69% 97.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 48%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 24GB free Firmware: 2.11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 127 128 126 126 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 406 Write 136 Mixed 198 SusWrite 122 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.7 159% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 160 121% 163 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%
Asmt 2115 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 161GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 73 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 63.4 Write 60.8 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 71.1 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 93.4 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 103 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 61%

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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 203 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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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	39x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16