MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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-7887
MotherboardMSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '19 at 04:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 378
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 74.6
67% 79.9 fps
MRender 79.8
Gravity 73.7
Splatting 65.7
59% 73.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 265 263 283 257 264 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 708
Write 235
Mixed 296
SusWrite 260
82% 375 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 43.2
153% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 250
207% 300 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS724020ALE640 2TB
295GB free
Firmware: MJ6OA5K0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 110 111 110 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 76.8
Write 88
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 111
55% 76 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $422
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