MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	48.9% 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)
Boot Drive	105% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '15 at 04:52
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 88.1 2-Core 193 63% 141 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 501 64% 486 Pts	64-Core 655 41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.9% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 82.3 47% 66.5 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 76.1 53% 62.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109 1,725 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5221 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2724 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 190 190 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 484 (C2) HDA temperature 71 51 210454446109 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	105% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 482 Mixed 403 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 42.2 139% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 152 144% 224 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 81 (03) Spinup time 120 120 51581616770 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1746 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 117 117 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1252 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1754 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 231929413664 (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	87.2% Excellent	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 19.3 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.23 116% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 440GB free Firmware: 20.04F20 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 3683 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10171 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12663 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6388 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 508 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10160 (C2) HDA temperature 117 97 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 1 1 46668935 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49.9% Average	Read 95.2 Write 78.2 Mixed 46.6 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.52 128% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 76%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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 $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 $40	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

MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

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