MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.8% 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)
Boot Drive	53% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 08:53
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	21%

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 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 198 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 520 52% 426 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.8% Above average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 85.8 Parallax 72.5 50% 73.1 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 103 Splatting 83.8 76% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 118 101 88 76 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 316 Write 140 Mixed 154 SusWrite 106 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 21.6 85% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 64.4 79% 141 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 89%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 42GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 166 145 145 144 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 340 Write 326 Mixed 294 SusWrite 168 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 29.9 89% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 142 118% 172 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,297 Write 3,224 Mixed 3,498 816% 3,673 MB/s	4K Read 96 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 71.6 282% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 252 184% 243 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 84GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 73 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 46 Write 21 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 71.6 32% 42.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 42%
Seagate ST31000424CS 1TB 1,846 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 473GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 89 90 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 80.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 87.2 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 91 95 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 18.7 Write 32 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 95.4 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 72%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 35 Write 37.2 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 37.3 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1340 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 103%

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Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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	264x
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	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16