MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 520 53% 430 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 123 Parallax 135 103% 128 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 120 Splatting 100 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GB-$100 901 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 155 155 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 458 Write 154 Mixed 222 SusWrite 155 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 42.5 157% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 99.4 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 124 96% 127 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 81%
Crucial M550 1TB-$700 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 409GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 297 284 246 230 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 360 Write 366 Mixed 277 SusWrite 266 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 40.4 141% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 173 141% 200 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 109%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 158GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 69 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 102 Write 85 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 69.7 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 382% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 65%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 154 154 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 143 Mixed 73 SusWrite 153 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 100%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 173 174 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 164 Mixed 110 SusWrite 173 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 117 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 95.2 Write 101 Mixed 59 SusWrite 118 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 390% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 18KSF1G72AZ-1G6E1 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

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

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Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 431 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

Destroyer

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
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 $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 $176	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