MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.4% 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)
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 12:27
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 224 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 616 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 49.7 Parallax 40.8 36% 45.1 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 51.7 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 51 52 53 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 222GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2486 Write 2,000 Mixed 1,816 467% 2,101 MB/s	4K Read 67.4 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.8 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 931 DQ Write 801 DQ Mixed 850 642% 861 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 297GB free Firmware: A5BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 71 71 83 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 86 Write 86.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 77.6 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 51%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 61GB free Firmware: 1B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 40 32 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 66.2 Write 67 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 29.5 40% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 49%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 554GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 89 87 97 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 94 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.4 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 15.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 63%

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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 $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: 62% - Good

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16