MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 20:52
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 120 2-Core 206 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 626 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8506) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 162 11 66 13 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 439 Write 324 Mixed 16 SusWrite 91 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 9.8 MB/s	DQ Read 10.6 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 1.2 20% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 254 274 272 275 299 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 330 Write 233 Mixed 260 SusWrite 270 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 47.7 148% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 168 140% 204 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 222GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 276 340 331 358 338 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 390 Mixed 385 SusWrite 315 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.4 154% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 301 240% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 184 183 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 127 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 181 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 919GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 153 153 153 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 150 Write 102 Mixed 73 SusWrite 151 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 112%
Samsung S2 Portable 320GB 1,030 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 16GB free, PID 1f03 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 32 Write 30.2 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 33.9 40% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 21%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 243GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 72.5 Write 51.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 72.7 81% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 45%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 931GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 116 Write 88.5 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 113 124% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 125% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2400 4x8GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 123%

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Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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