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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.2% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131025
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 10:46
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 427 58% 430 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 169 157 154 181 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 306 Write 178 Mixed 226 SusWrite 169 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 36.3 146% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 119 118% 193 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 125GB free Firmware: EXT0AL6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 256 256 256 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 259 Mixed 227 SusWrite 256 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 30.6 141% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 80.1 122% 234 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 511GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 150 152 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 172 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 149 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 155 Write 138 Mixed 93 SusWrite 98.5 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.9% 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 (65^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 25.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

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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%

Sail boat

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16