MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87.5% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150602
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 20:46
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 268
42% 303 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 38.8
Parallax 38.5
34% 39.6 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 27.5
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 480GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 343 314 395 311 247 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 460
Write 412
Mixed 310
SusWrite 319
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 33.7
111% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 239
207% 305 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
32GB free
Firmware: HP63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 93 92 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 80.8
Write 79.7
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 94.7
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 70%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
86GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 115 115 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 111
Write 104
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 114
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2400G 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.7% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 12.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 86%

 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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