MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% 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 Drive	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '16 at 09:03
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 245 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 488 65% 484 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% MSI(1462 2831) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 56.8 37% 47.8 fps	MRender 52.1 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 38.1 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 18520 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 956 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 89 89 381 (B2) Unknown 95 95 194 (B3) Unknown 95 95 380 (B4) Unknown 95 95 7684 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 95 95 3838 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41899378472 (F2) Unknown 99 99 77434334153	72.1% Very good	Read 477 Write 254 Mixed 392 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 23 97% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 86.6 DQ Mixed 66.4 80% 147 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 80%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 96430424 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 364 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 7111174 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14283 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 322 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 49 437780506 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 147 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3607 (C2) HDA temperature 26 51 55834574874 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -75204877340087 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4835023358 (F2) Unknown 100 253 61244898123	101% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 160 Mixed 171 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.23 87% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB 3,366 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 914GB free Firmware: CV11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 210731840 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 333 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 7995416 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13245 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 291 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 85 85 15 (BE) vendor-specific 74 51 437780506 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 200 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 345 (C2) HDA temperature 26 49 55834574874 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	78.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 130 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 535GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 222055752 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3905 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 12366153 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 18001 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 778 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 56 107795054616 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 395 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 35 35 131153 (C2) HDA temperature 24 44 -140737488355304 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 86754044423637 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6538942908 (F2) Unknown 100 253 37066582832	73.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 133 Mixed 133 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.24 74% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 519GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 176 5866 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2862 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7975 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 437 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 179 179 64769 (C2) HDA temperature 125 112 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 88.6 Mixed 97.9 73% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.23 89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 83%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 510GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 35127072 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11818 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 333 (07) Seek error rate 59 59 412406684774 (09) Power-on hours count 50 50 43849 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1650 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 454557723 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 64424509467 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 27 35127072 (C5) Current pending sector count 97 97 145 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 97 97 145 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -139277199429065 (F1) Unknown 100 253 899835017 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1459955921	31.6% Below average	Read 69.4 Write 40.8 Mixed 52.9 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.22 62% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 486GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 160 (03) Spinup time 161 157 6950 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10531 (05) Reallocated sector count 196 196 26 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 38298 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1348 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 166 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10528 (C2) HDA temperature 118 103 32 (C4) Reallocation count 193 193 7 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	40.1% Average	Read 72.1 Write 67.3 Mixed 63.8 51% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.42 105% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 242GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 197402072 (03) Spinup time 93 78 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4173 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 39 32 -3740665223 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 41545 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 851 (B7) Unknown 17 17 83 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 33 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 54 471400475 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 520 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4303 (C2) HDA temperature 27 46 60129542171 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 9 197402072 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 85048942431386 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2269896548 (F2) Unknown 100 253 584245046	68.2% Good	Read 104 Write 135 Mixed 110 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.46 85% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2666 C11 2x4GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 24.1 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16