MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% 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	126% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 17:38
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 246 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 709 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop) 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 10% MSI(1462 7915) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Lighting 13.5 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 16.8 11% 14.9 fps	MRender 15.3 Gravity 13 Splatting 21.7 14% 16.6 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 11%
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2884) 3GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 94.9 56% 76.9 fps	MRender 81 Gravity 74 Splatting 52 55% 69 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 682 Write 527 Mixed 561 131% 590 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 20.5 162% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 496 DQ Write 417 DQ Mixed 21.4 135% 311 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 164 162 6758 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3103 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6269 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1562 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 453 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 43295 (C2) HDA temperature 118 85 32 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	59.8% Above average	Read 122 Write 86.4 Mixed 83.9 73% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 67%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 102GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2749 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6215 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 56 505282590 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 343 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2406 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.9% Excellent	Read 160 Write 136 Mixed 112 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.24 89% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 19GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 138 Write 72.2 Mixed 97.4 121% 103 MB/s	4K Read 4.62 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 1.49 144% 2.78 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 38%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 4GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 36.3 Mixed 35.1 46% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.31 57% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 4x4GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 33.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 25.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 39.2 102% 39.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 75%

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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 $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 $178	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