MSI Z87I (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.4% 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 Drive	41% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z87I (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140103
Uptime	14.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 16:43
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$42 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	51.9% Above average	Memory 90.6 1-Core 20.3 2-Core 56.5 41% 55.8 Pts	4-Core 79 8-Core 92.1 11% 85.6 Pts	64-Core 110 7% 110 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 46.5 Reflection 38.5 Parallax 56.7 38% 47.2 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 27 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 71 65 57 56 62 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41% Average	Read 260 Write 108 Mixed 101 SusWrite 70 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 33.8 4K Mixed 15.6 58% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 118 106% 166 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 840GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 154 134 114 141 153 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 149 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 138 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 2R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	28%	58	137	27	60	21.5"	1920 1080	BNQ78A1 BenQ GL2250H

History: Score 44: 7R 3G 0B | Score 34: 2R 5G 9B

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87I (MS-7851) - $142

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	28x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	27x
Core i5-4570Intel $62Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	8x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	16x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	5x
Force GT 60GBCorsairBench 59%, 1,562 samples	4x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBKingstonBench 61%, 11,630 samples	6x

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Total price: $319

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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