MSI Z97-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 above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 252 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 494 66% 494 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 311 295 264 242 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 487 Mixed 396 SusWrite 289 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 70GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 122 123 120 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 389 Write 139 Mixed 193 SusWrite 120 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.2 154% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 113 99% 150 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 79%
WD WD1600HLFS-60G6U2 160GB 3,337 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 81GB free Firmware: 04.04V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 101 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 275GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 99 Write 94.8 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 134 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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