MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.4% 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	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	1.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 21:26
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 198 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 547 54% 440 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 288 205 175 272 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 354 Write 311 Mixed 222 SusWrite 212 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 20.7 108% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 220 166% 225 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 429GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 383 279 224 316 202 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 463 Write 442 Mixed 155 SusWrite 268 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 52.5 4K Mixed 19.1 107% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 356 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 340GB free Firmware: K2AOAB0A Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 34%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 186GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 59 44 35 54 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 125 Write 95.5 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 44.1 51% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 21 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 70%

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

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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