MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.8% 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)
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-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 11 '19 at 06:52
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 413
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.2
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.8% Average
Lighting 53.6
Reflection 54.1
Parallax 76.4
44% 61.4 fps
MRender 53.5
Gravity 52.5
Splatting 46.5
41% 50.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 4,832
Write 4,239
Mixed 3,108
902% 4,060 MB/s
4K Read 470
4K Write 267
4K Mixed 318
1,262% 352 MB/s
DQ Read 1,320
DQ Write 1,342
DQ Mixed 1,343
1,006% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
111GB free
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 83 77 86 86 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 454
Write 390
Mixed 345
SusWrite 122
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 20.3
107% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 31.8
79% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 78%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB
12GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.1% Below average
Read 61.5
Write 54.5
Mixed 66
SusWrite 56.8
45% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.4%
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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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