MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	80% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '17 at 19:16
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.9 GHz, turbo 6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 779 85% 672 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 150 120GB-$89 1,360 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1353 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1922 (AB) Unknown 80 80 40875088 (AE) Unknown 100 100 134 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 170 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 95 95 95 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7368 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3521 (F9) Unknown 100 100 262754963	80% Excellent	Read 499 Write 424 Mixed 451 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 13.5 108% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.8 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 13.3 27% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free Firmware: HP16 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 99 128 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3310 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1270863 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1502 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2621 (B4) Unknown 100 100 4229126392 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 327692 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 58 370475030 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 317 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4319 (C2) HDA temperature 22 42 55834574870 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 15 6 128 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.9% Good	Read 106 Write 117 Mixed 105 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.46 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 1,392 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 27.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 44.9 89% 44.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 82%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	582x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

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 $179	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