MSI Z87I (MS-7851)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.8% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z87I (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 47.5 2-Core 76.9 48% 69.5 Pts	4-Core 117 8-Core 200 19% 158 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.8% Below average	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 52.7 Parallax 71.7 27% 52.5 fps	MRender 57.8 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 76.3 53% 62.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 52%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 596GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 23 35 57 66 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 101 Write 56.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 44.3 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.7 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z87I (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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 $36Bench 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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $313

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