MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.3% 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	89% 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150602
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 677 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% 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: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 53.7 46% 56.2 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 46.9 44% 54.7 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron M500DC 480GB-$180 215 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0144 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 341 349 351 352 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 369 Write 377 Mixed 309 SusWrite 330 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 36.6 136% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 212 178% 255 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 601GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 396 366 371 365 365 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 447 Mixed 289 SusWrite 359 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 32.6 134% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 204 186% 286 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 117%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 88 89 86 86 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 58.1 Write 89.4 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 84.4 59% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 94 89 93 94 96 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 89.9 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.3% 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: 78 106 104 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 73 SusWrite 101 132% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.8 311% 3.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 345% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.1% 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 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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%

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 $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 $45	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