MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44% 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	75.6% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 09:57
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$99 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 177 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 340 45% 337 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 50.4 47% 55.3 fps	MRender 42.4 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 47.4 39% 47.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 480G 480GB 1,849 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN7013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 304 263 251 228 129 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 340 Write 331 Mixed 321 SusWrite 221 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 35.6 132% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 199 143% 182 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 103%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 27 75 98 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 81.1 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 130 137 138 139 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 63.1 Write 116 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 126 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 888GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 120 122 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 165 Mixed 101 SusWrite 120 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 101%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 772GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 161 Write 138 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 120 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 190 201 197 180 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 114 116 114 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 117 Write 113 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64W6H 4x4GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16