MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	210% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7887
Motherboard	MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '22 at 17:55
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 96.4 1-Core 100 2-Core 201 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 506 53% 423 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 290 Parallax 326 253% 309 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 256 Splatting 190 206% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 125 126 125 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 414 Write 139 Mixed 200 SusWrite 125 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 32.6 120% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 155 126% 183 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 77%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 72GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 130 86 131 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 465 Write 442 Mixed 374 SusWrite 153 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 40.7 140% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 192 173% 263 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 25.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	19x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	9x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	5x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	5x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $362

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16