MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.8% 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 Drive	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 22:47
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 96.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 238 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 413 44% 350 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 109 Parallax 92 85% 102 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 97 Splatting 99.3 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 118GB free Firmware: EXT0AL6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 254 254 255 254 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 414 Write 258 Mixed 181 SusWrite 252 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 32.8 134% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 82.8 124% 236 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 91%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 166 155 169 171 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 343 Write 164 Mixed 227 SusWrite 168 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 38.6 151% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 128 124% 200 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 581GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 175 174 173 173 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 173 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 687GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 155 156 155 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 139 Mixed 103 SusWrite 155 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8GX 0420 DDR3 2400 2OZ 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 24.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 86%

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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%

Jet ski

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16