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 below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 190 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 467 50% 398 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 31 28 34 31 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 322 Write 297 Mixed 229 SusWrite 33.7 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 35.2 119% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 95.9 91% 145 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 108%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 161 82 60 59 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 462 Write 409 Mixed 385 SusWrite 133 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 6.8 60% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 1.1 68% 159 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 204GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 147 147 150 149 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 142 Mixed 76 SusWrite 147 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 112%
Toshiba MK7559GSXF 750GB 1,514 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 47GB free Firmware: GQ005B SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 61 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 83 Write 81 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 60.6 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.7% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $127Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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