MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7818
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '18 at 06:29
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 569
54% 446 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383
Gigabyte(1458 37B3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 146
Parallax 157
130% 154 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 129
Splatting 90.5
105% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB
99GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 92 113 109 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 79
Write 66.3
Mixed 74
SusWrite 96.6
59% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
194GB free
Firmware: CC9D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 108 109 109 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 142
Write 138
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 109
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 72%
Great: 113%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78
155GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 103 99 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 73.2
Write 69
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 99.9
54% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB
2133, 1867, 2133, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $580
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