MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 24 '15 at 16:22
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
78% 171 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 668
64% 529 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.150.1004.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 96.2
62% 79.1 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 81
59% 70.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 57%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7915) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3960
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
24GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
45% Average
Read 200
Write 98.9
Mixed 118
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 13.8
97% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.9
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 31.9
35% 55.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45%
Great: 61%
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 339
Write 309
Mixed 328
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 31.1
126% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 23.5
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 70.8
69% 102 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 103%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71
113GB free
Firmware: PB4OCA1G Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 53.8
Mixed 57.5
44% 58 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.23
63% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 45%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
12GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 66.9
Write 53.4
Mixed 54.3
44% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.34
81% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 59%
Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $777
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