MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 15:07
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 206 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 571 56% 459 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.4% Below average	Lighting 53.1 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 40.5 43% 50.4 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 39.4 29% 34.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 222 259 262 274 266 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 299 Mixed 298 SusWrite 250 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 37.1 147% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 236 204% 301 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 129%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 20GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 102 83 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 182 Write 109 Mixed 132 SusWrite 100 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 35.1 136% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 118 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 61%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 175GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 227 263 267 264 254 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 220 Mixed 282 SusWrite 250 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 51.7 180% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 252 210% 305 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 585GB free Firmware: RVT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 227 265 267 278 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 477 Mixed 462 SusWrite 255 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.1 193% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 195GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 169 171 169 171 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 114 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 167 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 196 199 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 154 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 194 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 20.9 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 86%

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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 $62Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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