MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130816
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '17 at 20:25
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU7%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 111
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 446
59% 444 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 98.2
92% 109 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 98
80% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Expansion 1TB
118GB free
Firmware: 0502
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 71.1
Write 87.3
Mixed 55.5
53% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.3
83% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 66%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 85.4
Write 79.8
Mixed 80
62% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.42
100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 44%
Lenovo USB Hard Drive 1TB
198GB free, PID 4533
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 76.5
Write 73.1
Mixed 68.9
93% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.36
4K Mixed 0.23
22% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.2% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 8.7
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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