MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7887
Motherboard	MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 00:01
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 218 85% 145 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 460 60% 449 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% EVGA(3842 2881) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 77.9 50% 66.3 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 44.2 49% 61.7 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 274 Write 248 Mixed 211 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 35.2 126% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 210 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 79 78 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 92.3 Write 91.8 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 79.2 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 73 68 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 64.5 Mixed 69 SusWrite 77.8 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 478GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 117 116 116 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 156GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 66 68 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 74.5 Write 75.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 66.7 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 25.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887) Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z87I GAMING AC (MS-7887)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	20x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	19x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	9x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	5x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $422

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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