MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% 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	233% 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.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 02 '17 at 22:04
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 697 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PowerColor(148C 2342) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.11.5 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 59 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 59.3 48% 57.8 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 78.4 56% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 55%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7915) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 570GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 438 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 75 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 55 193274380323 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 911575210 (F7) Unknown 100 100 28508470 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2041750 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3570 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	66.3% Good	Read 465 Write 329 Mixed 335 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 12.2 89% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 44.7 35% 46 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 104%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,212 Write 1,312 Mixed 1,342 358% 1,622 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 44 200% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 40.4 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 23.3 38% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 254%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 170 8058 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 817 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4763 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 779 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 117 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6515 (C2) HDA temperature 114 105 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 112 481 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	73.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 117 Mixed 121 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.18 91% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 100%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 710GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 84 84 5750 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2277 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 6614 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1520 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 254 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 56 571080734 (C2) HDA temperature 65 55 587857955 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 509283 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	57% Above average	Read 101 Write 97.4 Mixed 111 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.35 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 62GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 75 75 8300 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2299 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 6519 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1483 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 241 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 587923490 (C2) HDA temperature 64 52 604700708 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 265457 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 6 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	36.4% Below average	Read 62.1 Write 64.2 Mixed 59.9 47% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.32 99% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 62%

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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.9 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 26.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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