MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive237% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJan 03 '18 at 11:19
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 251
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 474
64% 476 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
MSI(1462 2775) 3GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.7% Below average
Lighting 49.1
Reflection 32.9
Parallax 60.9
40% 47.7 fps
MRender 31.5
Gravity 47.8
Splatting 41
33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
348GB free
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 350
Mixed 358
90% 405 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 27.7
141% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 23.5
91% 204 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 125%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2,591
Write 1,139
Mixed 1,274
365% 1,668 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 27.2
204% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 59.1
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 30
48% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 237%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.1
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 24.5
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 85%
Great: 79%

 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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