MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.7% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 67.5 1-Core 66.6 2-Core 94.1 48% 76.1 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 146 18% 136 Pts	64-Core 156 10% 156 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 1097 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.7% Terrible	Lighting 5.47 Reflection 5.19 Parallax 4.97 4% 5.21 fps	MRender 7.24 Gravity 4.43 Splatting 7.04 5% 6.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.7% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJF180A5L 180GB 327 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: LTVi SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 124 125 154 157 183 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 297 Write 128 Mixed 198 SusWrite 140 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 28.4 108% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 145 129% 196 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 82%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 54GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 111 126 143 139 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 337 Write 120 Mixed 197 SusWrite 114 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 26.1 4K Mixed 11.2 48% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 30 46% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 684GB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 44 114 135 149 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 122 Write 27.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 104 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.1 21% 7.2 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 62%

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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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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $275	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