MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '18 at 07:28
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 608 65% 519 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2960) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 63.2 44% 55.2 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 46.2 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 108 21160616 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 106188771449944 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2049 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 422 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 21160616 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 21160616 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 21160616 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 78 78 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 149737 (EA) Unknown 0 0 128314 (F1) Unknown 0 0 128314 (F2) Unknown 0 0 24968	72.3% Very good	Read 503 Write 140 Mixed 209 62% 284 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 18.7 126% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 35.8 61% 119 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 82%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 16GB free Firmware: 2.0.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21369 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1521 (AB) Unknown 80 80 36474192 (AE) Unknown 100 100 90 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 101 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6824 (F2) Unknown 100 100 100050 (F9) Unknown 100 100 833219479	113% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 498 Mixed 497 112% 502 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 37.2 151% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 117 154% 279 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 166 163 4658 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5192 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 27455 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4381 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 679 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5176 (C2) HDA temperature 115 101 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.2% Good	Read 113 Write 103 Mixed 96.7 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.44 123% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 23 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 72%

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 203 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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 $75Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16