MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.6% 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 Drive	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7887
Motherboard	MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131129
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '24 at 03:01
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70% Good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 179 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 280 36% 274 Pts	64-Core 290 18% 290 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 0984) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 38.4 24% 33.2 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.1 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109 1,725 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 82 84 72 77 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 417 Write 157 Mixed 254 SusWrite 83.5 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 37.8 108% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 171 154% 238 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 505GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 91 92 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 140 Write 137 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 90.7 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 83 83 81 84 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 89.9 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 82.4 104% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x4GB 5,041 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 0P 2R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	47%	36	202	28	30	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0DEE SAMSUNG

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	20x
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 $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 54% - Above average

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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