MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '17 at 20:24
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 682 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7818) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4240 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 398 Mixed 420 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 40.8 120% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 22.5 81% 177 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 112GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 468 Write 261 Mixed 275 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 13.4 90% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 12.1 34% 68 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 110%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 435 Write 105 Mixed 154 50% 232 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 2.85 50% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 2.71 26% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 85%

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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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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

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