MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	57.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 16:51
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th 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 (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 222 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 455 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 27.4 Reflection 21.6 Parallax 26.3 22% 25.1 fps	MRender 20.4 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 27.9 20% 23.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 66 93 90 191 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 441 Write 360 Mixed 334 SusWrite 173 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 19.6 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 41.3 47% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 57%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 10GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 73 75 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 435 Write 75.6 Mixed 125 SusWrite 73.6 38% 177 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 40.1 145% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.6 DQ Write 76.2 DQ Mixed 89.2 66% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 151GB free Firmware: KC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 74 76 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 76.3 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.9% 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 150 Write 109 Mixed 116 153% 125 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 3.8 259% 3.13 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)	63.3% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 63%

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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	586x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	265x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16