MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.7% 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	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 379 48% 363 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Lighting 55.4 Reflection 37.1 Parallax 69.4 45% 54 fps	MRender 35.2 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 46 38% 46.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3542012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 230 239 223 241 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 486 Write 366 Mixed 230 SusWrite 239 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 40.5 135% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 230 190% 276 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 184GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 346 349 341 317 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 366 Write 353 Mixed 327 SusWrite 329 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 54.5 179% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 224 171% 232 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Intenso Ultra Line 16GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	8.54% Terrible	Read 36.7 Write 8.7 Mixed 13.8 SusWrite 8.8 19% 17 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.54% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3G1333ULV4G 2x4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 53%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	203x
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	31x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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