MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '19 at 22:57
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 612 63% 506 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3176) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 84 Parallax 74 66% 79.7 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 66.3 59% 73 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 446 447 458 456 438 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 459 Mixed 322 SusWrite 445 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 30.6 105% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 142 147% 240 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 143GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 450 450 461 457 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 462 Mixed 353 SusWrite 452 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 34 111% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 302 223% 292 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 133 134 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 132 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 23.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 71%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	585x
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 $79Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16