MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '22 at 15:27
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 433 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 87.8 53% 71.4 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 45.5 47% 59.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 236 132 131 124 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 309 Mixed 340 SusWrite 193 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.5 195% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 342 263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 451 457 464 475 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 468 SusWrite 457 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 62.1 208% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 494GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 130 130 127 130 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 95.2 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 128 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 48GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 96 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 92 Write 71.1 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 98.2 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 402% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 108%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 59GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 28.7 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 22.4 41% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 6.6 432% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 70%

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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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	29x

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $626

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16