MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38% 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	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140428
Uptime	17 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 208 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 368 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 46.5 38% 51 fps	MRender 46.4 Gravity 49.2 Splatting 44.3 38% 46.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 116 69 75 63 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 287 Write 223 Mixed 199 SusWrite 88.2 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 33.3 111% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 142 137% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 97%
Crucial_CT275MX3 275GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 56GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 111 115 121 107 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 292 Write 270 Mixed 257 SusWrite 112 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 23.3 76% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 184 134% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 231GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 50 56 59 54 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 95.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 55.2 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 680GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 93 93 92 99 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 94.5 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $40Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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