MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7888
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 03:16
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 240 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 631 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 51.2 45% 56.4 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 69.7 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC12 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 348 Write 181 Mixed 247 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.2 171% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 110 106% 169 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 91%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 135 142 136 139 134 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 338 Write 169 Mixed 200 SusWrite 134 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 35.7 132% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 136 109% 153 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 126 126 124 126 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 125 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC (MS-7888) - $257

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	10x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	8x
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 5,347 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,048

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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