MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.6% 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140422
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateJun 05 '20 at 15:28
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 573
60% 479 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 116
Reflection 111
Parallax 116
94% 114 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 78.8
81% 102 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 108 131 143 135 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 290
Write 257
Mixed 232
SusWrite 117
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 32.4
103% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 28.1
DQ Write 82.4
DQ Mixed 30.5
30% 47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
826GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 110 133 144 137 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65% Good
Read 108
Write 80.1
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 119
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1GX64V160K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.4% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.3
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 62%

 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 169 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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