MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.7% 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)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '19 at 16:53
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 710 69% 569 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1514 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 51.1 Reflection 49.5 Parallax 62.4 42% 54.3 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 52.7 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 106 Write 82.7 Mixed 94.4 21% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 21.2 90% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 98.4 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 80.2 65% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 379GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 190 190 190 188 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 94.4 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 189 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 130 132 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 129 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 132 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.9% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 79%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	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