MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131025
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	May 30 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 219 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 436 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 143 135 147 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 312 Write 179 Mixed 223 SusWrite 141 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 35.7 142% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 133 120% 186 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 82%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 73GB free Firmware: EXT0AL6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 253 252 253 253 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 456 Write 255 Mixed 209 SusWrite 253 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 28.4 134% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 76.9 120% 232 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 363GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 85 100 98 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 129 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 95.4 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 94 SusWrite 98.6 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8GX 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 25.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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	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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16