MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	88.9% 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7866
Motherboard	MSI Z87M GAMING (MS-7866) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 81.6 2-Core 163 68% 112 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 286 38% 287 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 67%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7866) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Sapphire(174B E177) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 15% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 392 384 384 404 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 428 Write 385 Mixed 269 SusWrite 395 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 20.1 139% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.4 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 32.2 66% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 78%
V Series SATA SSD 240GB 4,398 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 99GB free Firmware: V3.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 413 386 397 417 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 473 Write 374 Mixed 274 SusWrite 405 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 9.8 95% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 54.5 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 10.3 42% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 91%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2TB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 38.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 39.2 50% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1GX64V160K 0702 1GX64V160K 0702 51264V160K 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	60x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	14x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16