MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50.5% 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 Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160217
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateDec 03 '16 at 18:36
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 692
74% 589 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.11.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 56
Parallax 73
51% 63.8 fps
MRender 55.8
Gravity 50.3
Splatting 71.2
50% 59.1 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vertex3 LT 240GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 450
Write 215
Mixed 290
70% 319 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 19.1
115% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 49.7
87% 173 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
44GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 491
Write 113
Mixed 182
57% 262 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 18.1
120% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 40.3
59% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 73%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
874GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 80.8
Write 67.1
Mixed 73.4
56% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.18
47% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX6GX3M3C1600C7 1319 CL10-10-10 D3-1600 0215 CMX6GX3M3C1600C7 1319 CL10-10-10 D3-1600 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 61%

 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 310 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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