MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 03:10
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 676 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 211 Parallax 181 195% 210 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 155 Splatting 137 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 26 13 19 26 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 449 Write 133 Mixed 17 SusWrite 17.8 33% 154 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 12.2 52% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 7.1 19% 44.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 91%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 664GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 607 627 600 636 640 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 716 Write 630 Mixed 585 SusWrite 624 144% 639 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 66 218% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 270 287% 476 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 433GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 104 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 84.3 Write 79 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 106 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 222GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 161 153 126 150 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 134 Mixed 104 SusWrite 152 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 87%

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,048

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