MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 25 '19 at 04:51
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 137
2-Core 269
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 504
67% 503 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
MSI(1462 3730) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 135
Parallax 155
116% 144 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 136
Splatting 108
114% 144 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 121 129 123 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 99.5
Write 144
Mixed 85
SusWrite 125
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 109%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 16GB-$18
9GB free, PID a205
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 43.4
Write 21.3
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 21.4
35% 28.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 13%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
445GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 97 97 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 128
Write 110
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 96.1
134% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 24
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 25.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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