MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7811
MotherboardMSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 560
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
17% Very poor
Lighting 22.8
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 19.8
19% 19.4 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 20
14% 16.5 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 334 76 23 18 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 352
Write 322
Mixed 300
SusWrite 134
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 44.3
144% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 175
144% 207 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C7-8GTX 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.9% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 28%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811) Builds (Compare 55 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $252
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