MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 13 '17 at 15:23
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 581
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
8.84% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 9.31
8% 10.3 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 9.93
Splatting 13
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 8.84%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 505
Write 280
Mixed 309
80% 365 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 19.5
121% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 42.7
DQ Write 69.7
DQ Mixed 18.9
25% 43.8 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
552GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 118
Write 89.6
Mixed 105
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.19
74% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 86%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
386GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 80
Write 79.9
Mixed 69.1
57% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.44
98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 15.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 61%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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