MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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 Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 13:08
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 251 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 664 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 193 Parallax 198 143% 189 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 178 Splatting 127 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 480GB 5,317 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 270 249 254 257 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 469 Mixed 399 SusWrite 269 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.8 183% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 112 148% 267 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 478GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 115 112 116 116 105 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 120 Write 127 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 112 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 361GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 117 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 119 Write 109 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 115 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 176% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	8	6	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F53 C32JG5x

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	202x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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