MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	152% 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	37.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 03:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 254 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 678 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% 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 below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 204 Parallax 0.3 185% 144 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 150 Splatting 134 127% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 2.8 2.6 36 30 225 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 448 Write 86.8 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 57.5 33% 154 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 10.1 46% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 13.2 20% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 91%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 641GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 589 600 607 610 610 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 621 Mixed 579 SusWrite 600 141% 628 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 64.1 213% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 271 286% 475 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 495GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 127 126 124 125 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 138 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 126 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 167 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 140 Mixed 103 SusWrite 167 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% 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)	69% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 87%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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