MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory20.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 627
62% 507 Pts
64-Core 627
39% 627 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 116
Parallax 99.6
90% 109 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
82% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 303
Write 192
Mixed 196
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 41.6
139% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.1
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 124
85% 101 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
109GB free
Firmware: 90WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 392 387 392 392 392 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 463
Mixed 315
SusWrite 398
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 55.2
195% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 40.5
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 54.2
49% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
112GB free
Firmware: S9FM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 78 78 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 359
Write 79.2
Mixed 106
SusWrite 77
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 12
81% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 82.7
DQ Write 94.8
DQ Mixed 12.1
30% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 84%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
256GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 55 64 64 55 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 59.7
67% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2666C12-8GTXD 24GB
2400, 2400, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 27.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 48.9
82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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