MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	126% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 01:30
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 646 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290 5,772 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7582 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1500 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 94 (AE) Unknown 99 99 374 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1747 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 47 20 53 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 48216 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13404 (F2) Unknown 99 99 12243	126% Outstanding	Read 767 Write 643 Mixed 712 158% 708 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 36.5 160% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 22 64% 127 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 241%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 113077440 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2443 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15755369 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6333 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1500 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 120299324007 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 48 622395429 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 751 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10433 (C2) HDA temperature 37 52 68719476773 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 93733366272873 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12478687749 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12656973879	92.4% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 161 Mixed 125 111% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.49 174% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 26.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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