MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.5% 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)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140222
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 03:23
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 231 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 446 54% 417 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3036) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 50.5 31% 41.2 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 32.2 Splatting 40 29% 34.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 443 Mixed 330 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 178 184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 229GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 108 113 109 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 109 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 204% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 9GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 60 66 54 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 54.7 Write 108 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 61.9 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 63%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 44GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 63 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	28% Poor	Read 62.5 Write 62.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 63.6 73% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 39GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 80 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 81 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 80.1 92% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AG34G2130U1 4x4GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) Builds (Compare 259 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) - $230

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	60x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	14x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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