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MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 08:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 747 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1840 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Lighting 94.3 Reflection 93.8 Parallax 90.6 77% 92.9 fps	MRender 85.6 Gravity 83.7 Splatting 74.4 66% 81.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 345 357 357 356 358 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 364 Mixed 271 SusWrite 327 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 39.2 157% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 129 154% 269 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 431GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 171 171 172 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 167 Mixed 102 SusWrite 168 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 105%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 207GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 135 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 105%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$60 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 340GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 93.4 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 102 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 4x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	99x
Core i7-4770KIntel $110Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $100Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	17x

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 $88Bench 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

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