MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 8 months 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 (83^rd 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-$180 114,004 User benchmarks, average bench 78% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 83% 140 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 414 57% 414 Pts	64-Core 406 27% 406 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 178,993 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	3.17% Terrible	Lighting 4.13 Reflection 6.88 Parallax 7.16 3% 6.06 fps	MRender 9.9 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.17 3% 6.85 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.17% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$480 192,953 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 122 Parallax 139 107% 131 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 119 Splatting 104 104% 136 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$90 12,073 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 454GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 465 447 259 426 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th 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: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$38 2,241,769 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 385GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 171 174 173 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^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: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 13,923 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 (100^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: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 35%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 8GB 1,397 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 (89^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 36,912 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^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: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 64%

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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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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 2,010 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $350Bench 78%, 144,011 samples	825x
Core i5-4670KIntel $180Bench 78%, 114,004 samples	466x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 327,484 samples	217x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	160x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	151x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	149x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 162,261 samples	100x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	96x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 108%, 494,336 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 31,625 samples	51x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 64%, 21,518 samples	50x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples	43x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $929

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16