MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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 Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 62 1-Core 103 2-Core 218 69% 128 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 369 47% 357 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 35.5 Parallax 66.6 44% 51.8 fps	MRender 33.7 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 44 36% 43.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 382 327 135 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 345 Write 364 Mixed 260 SusWrite 241 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 34.9 128% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 308 237% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 106%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 146 145 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 157 Write 148 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 145 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 100%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 1TB 1,239 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 40.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 41.2 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-570.A00LF 2x4GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	24.1% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 6.8 22% 7.87 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 52%

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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 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	588x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	266x
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	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16