MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131025
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateApr 10 '18 at 00:02
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570S
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 420
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Lighting 38.6
Reflection 34.7
Parallax 46.8
32% 40.1 fps
MRender 30.7
Gravity 32
Splatting 39.1
28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 121
89% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.29
104% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 21.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) Builds (Compare 259 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) - $230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $630
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