MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 20:25
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 200
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 407
54% 407 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 47.2
Reflection 44.6
Parallax 43.8
38% 45.2 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 36.5
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 128GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
80% Very good
Read 519
Write 326
Mixed 373
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 21.1
124% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.9
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 57.9
48% 66.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80%
Great: 95%
Kingston DT Ultimate 64GB
48GB free, PID 1652
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 69.6
Write 60.1
Mixed 51.4
75% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.34
4K Write 9.38
4K Mixed 2.33
414% 5.35 MB/s
DQ Read 4.4
DQ Write 9.04
DQ Mixed 2.4
405% 5.28 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.1
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $584
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