MSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive67.3% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7811
MotherboardMSI Z87 XPOWER (MS-7811)  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130524
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '18 at 22:06
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 below expectations (33rd percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 578
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1559) 2GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
9.78% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 12.9
Parallax 9.25
9% 11.1 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 14.8
11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.78%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 372
Write 254
Mixed 258
65% 295 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 22.8
106% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 83
DQ Mixed 63.5
61% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 67.3%
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
27.4% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.5
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.4%
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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