MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.2% 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	104% 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

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

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	17.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 13:31
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 634 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Lighting 49.9 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 62.9 41% 48.7 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 48.6 Splatting 41.3 33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 724GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 352 363 367 366 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 370 Mixed 359 SusWrite 357 83% 366 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 54.7 180% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 98.9 111% 190 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB-$348 318 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 66GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 383 368 373 399 372 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 396 Mixed 306 SusWrite 376 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 41.3 147% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 97.2 122% 216 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 892GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 136 138 138 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 114 Write 44 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 138 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 858GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 141 141 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 40 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 142 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 336GB free Firmware: 1AA01107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 72 72 72 68 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 75 Write 73.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 71.9 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 71%

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

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,438 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	589x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	267x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	219x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	96x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16