MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 13:47
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 236
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 627
64% 516 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 75
64% 76.8 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 73.4
59% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 121 113 130 123 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 356
Write 192
Mixed 202
SusWrite 124
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 40.2
162% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 144
120% 175 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 51264Y133I 8GB
1200, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.8% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) Builds (Compare 259 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $630
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