MSI Z87-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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	100% 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, 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	12.4 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 25 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 657 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% 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: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1987 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 459 463 450 470 461 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 345 SusWrite 457 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 38.3 132% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 174 153% 228 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 143GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 461 464 469 470 470 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 474 Mixed 347 SusWrite 462 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 40.4 139% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 305 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 134 132 131 133 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 141 Write 128 Mixed 91 SusWrite 132 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.5% 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)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 25.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 71%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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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