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MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '22 at 17:41
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 552
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 81.8
Reflection 87
Parallax 77.2
67% 82 fps
MRender 78.6
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 67.9
60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
240gb SSD 240GB
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 120 94 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 431
Write 348
Mixed 298
SusWrite 125
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 9.4
83% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 17.6
47% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 93%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$99
143GB free
Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1519 631 68 74 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 1,688
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 574
248% 1,097 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 75.4
265% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 586
DQ Mixed 818
567% 706 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 185%
Great: 299%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
159GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 93 92 92 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 71.2
Write 82.6
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 91.8
48% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 75%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21
274GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 73 73 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 87.6
Write 92.7
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 71.5
56% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33%
Great: 63%

 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 177 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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