MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive75.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160217
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '19 at 01:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 185
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 657
56% 478 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3724 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 148
Parallax 161
126% 155 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 135
Splatting 111
115% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 38 33 35 32 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 363
Write 360
Mixed 308
SusWrite 66.4
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 38.1
130% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 236
211% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 118%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70
167GB free
Firmware: CS221016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 350 371 364 348 364 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 375
Write 366
Mixed 321
SusWrite 354
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 28.9
105% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 90.2
141% 268 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 113%
WD Elements 2TB
750GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 91.3
Write 90.3
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 80.9
105% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $852
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