MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.8% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7887
MotherboardMSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150511
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 24 '20 at 05:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 192
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 613
58% 479 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 161
Parallax 159
107% 151 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 178
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 296 333 344 291 333 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 468
Write 406
Mixed 224
SusWrite 312
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 32.3
133% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 127
125% 204 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 99%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
640GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 117 116 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 134
Write 121
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 115
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400C10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 21.5
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 12.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $357
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