MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 07:31
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 215
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 423
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 121
Parallax 112
91% 115 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 153 152 147 171 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 326
Write 192
Mixed 197
SusWrite 159
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 30.7
135% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 124
119% 191 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 82%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB
103GB free
Firmware: EXT0AL6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 255 254 254 253 254 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 256
Mixed 186
SusWrite 254
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 32.3
142% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 83.8
124% 235 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
363GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 149
Write 152
Mixed 30
SusWrite 102
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 143 144 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 138
Write 129
Mixed 82
SusWrite 144
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8GX 16GB
2400, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 24.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 87%

 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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