MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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.
Boot Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 00:59
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 240
92% 159 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 711
77% 611 Pts
64-Core 720
44% 720 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 193
Parallax 177
150% 185 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 180
Splatting 123
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 256GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 525 529 462 173 206 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 651
Write 526
Mixed 293
SusWrite 402
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 50.5
181% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 286
217% 284 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 228%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
954GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 119 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 115
Write 126
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 119
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 96%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 118 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 115
Write 109
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 117
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 110%
WDC WD10 EZEX-60M2NA0 1TB
572GB free, PID 2352
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.9% Poor
Read 38.5
Write 39.2
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 35.2
48% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 23%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB
915GB free, PID 2352
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 36.7
Write 36.2
Mixed 31.3
SusWrite 4.7
35% 27.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
106% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2607 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 24.3
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $777
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