MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.8% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '20 at 13:05
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 698 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 67.4 53% 66.8 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 54.2 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB-$58 2,054 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 79 79 56 8.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 94%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 215GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 456GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 21 19 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67% Good	Read 214 Write 14.4 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 19.6 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 170 168 172 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 168 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 107%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 103 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 27.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 87%

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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%

Jet ski

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 $100Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16