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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 16:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	50%

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 217 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 404 48% 372 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 20 18 140 142 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 455 Write 393 Mixed 313 SusWrite 114 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 19 72% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 41.1 43% 70.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 10GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 71 73 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 421 Write 76.6 Mixed 125 SusWrite 73.3 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 38.5 143% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 97.5 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 89.8 67% 88.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 151GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 125 Write 125 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 76.4 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 32GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 155 Write 109 Mixed 115 154% 126 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.1 215% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Gaming 40%

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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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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