MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.7% 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)
Boot Drive	88.3% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1882 x 1058 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 645 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% EVGA(3842 1257) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 52.6 48% 56.4 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 46.6 44% 54.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron M500DC 480GB-$180 215 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0144 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 339 350 349 347 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 366 Write 370 Mixed 310 SusWrite 328 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 36 134% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 165 155% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 695GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 389 372 371 370 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 422 Mixed 339 SusWrite 360 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 39.3 147% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 206 194% 302 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 87 86 89 91 86 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 66.5 Write 85.6 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 85.2 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 93 91 94 96 94 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 97.8 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 90.8 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 102 104 107 107 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 124 Write 109 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 100 135% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.7 300% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 33%

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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 $273	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16