MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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 Drive	107% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-4670K-$210 95,471 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.3% Very good	1-Core 110 2-Core 214 77% 162 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 414 57% 414 Pts	64-Core 406 27% 406 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 150,779 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Lighting 12.4 Reflection 17.9 Parallax 22.9 3% 17.7 fps	MRender 20.8 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 18.8 3% 15.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$400 31,055 User benchmarks, average bench 99% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 396 Reflection 316 Parallax 444 104% 386 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 356 Splatting 239 107% 328 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$88 8,710 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 465 447 259 426 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 459 Mixed 291 SusWrite 422 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.4 158% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 238 207% 309 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 1,482,463 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 385GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 171 174 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 156 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 172 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 108%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 11,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 270GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 62 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 65.9 Write 63.9 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 64.1 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 35%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 8GB 934 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 8 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 4.1 15% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.9 169% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 32,651 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 72%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $293Bench 72%, 106,076 samples	2,138x
Core i5-4670KIntel $210Bench 72%, 95,471 samples	1,213x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 282,001 samples	477x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 705,740 samples	552x
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 518,594 samples	440x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 41%, 89,275 samples	415x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 97%, 129,101 samples	297x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples	291x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 546,937 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 27,127 samples	118x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 24,731 samples	118x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 64%, 16,257 samples	109x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $888

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14