MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.8% 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	78.8% 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7887
Motherboard	MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 06:08
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 359 40% 314 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 48 32% 41.1 fps	MRender 50.4 Gravity 45.8 Splatting 33.8 34% 43.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 84 95 168 91 60 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 424 Write 220 Mixed 217 SusWrite 108 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 34.9 145% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 83.9 107% 197 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 101%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 39GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 168 157 153 147 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 391 Write 199 Mixed 236 SusWrite 155 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 44.2 159% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 182 141% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 88 88 87 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 81.2 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 88.1 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6GB free Firmware: 1A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 114 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 20.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 86%

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Gaming 37%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 30%

Raft

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 $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16