MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.4% 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	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 01:54
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 507 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 79.2 Parallax 77.2 61% 77.1 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 62.6 56% 69.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8120G 120GB 7,130 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 71 73 75 73 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 437 Write 365 Mixed 326 SusWrite 91.9 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 32.7 146% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 197 173% 254 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 40GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 242 110 91 82 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 453 Write 421 Mixed 324 SusWrite 138 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.8 148% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 134 148% 249 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 243GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 152 135 128 150 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 91.2 Write 61.3 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 138 56% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 103%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	5.57% Terrible	Read 24 Write 3.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 4.4 10% 9.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.57% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,048

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