MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7866
MotherboardMSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 07 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 599
63% 506 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7866) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
FCCT128M4SSD1 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 454
Write 188
Mixed 223
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 15.9
113% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 21.4
43% 86.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 73%
OCZ VERTEX 256GB
126GB free
Firmware: 1.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 161 161 161 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Read 217
Write 156
Mixed 109
SusWrite 160
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 10.9
4K Mixed 13.6
67% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 61
DQ Write 11
DQ Mixed 14.1
16% 28.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: HP16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 136 133 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 127
Write 131
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 133
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 25.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 79%

 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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