MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.3% 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)
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140221
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 16:49
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 317
43% 322 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 67.7
Parallax 86.1
56% 74.2 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 65.7
Splatting 55.8
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 140
Write 50
Mixed 69.3
19% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 22.5
84% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 52.9
DQ Write 51.1
DQ Mixed 50.8
38% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 118 119 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 115
Write 107
Mixed 82
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 84%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
167GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 76 80 79 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 49.5
Write 49
Mixed 40.8
SusWrite 77.6
40% 54.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.7% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 10.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 67%

 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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