MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 12:37
Run Duration	760 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 89.5 2-Core 168 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 420 44% 352 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3816) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.4% Above average	Lighting 60 Reflection 60 Parallax 208 49% 109 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 134 Splatting 96.1 80% 96.7 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3310000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 417 Mixed 197 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 34.9 117% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 211 180% 267 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 297GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 437 426 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 482 Write 425 Mixed 396 SusWrite 144 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 22.2 101% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 37.5 85% 170 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 100%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 128GB 1,419 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 8GB free Firmware: EXT49D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 95 48 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 398 Write 88 Mixed 93 SusWrite 23.8 32% 151 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 21.5 97% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 60.7 88% 171 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 71%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 178GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 8.3 348 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 359 Write 346 Mixed 353 SusWrite 117 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 47.4 153% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 463 319% 395 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 511GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 153 Write 122 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 34.1 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.4% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	32"	1280 720	ACR0551 BM320

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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	27x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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