MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 01:14
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 86.8 2-Core 202 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 427 54% 411 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1341 MHz, MLim: 1702 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 40.8 28% 36 fps	MRender 46.3 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 36.5 34% 41.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 90 74 167 109 142 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 422 Write 333 Mixed 242 SusWrite 125 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 11.8 53% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 87.5 DQ Mixed 34 44% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 56%
Sabrent Disk Dev 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 112GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 75 3.6 4.2 39 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	35.4% Below average	Read 367 Write 126 Mixed 118 SusWrite 49 36% 165 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 10.1 48% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 43.8 DQ Mixed 26.4 33% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 62%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 394GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 103 103 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 108 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 101 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 891GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 161 161 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 177 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 160 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.4 416% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 348GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 69.7 Write 73 Mixed 49 SusWrite 72.8 49% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 43%
Seagate BUP Slim 1TB 6,231 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 445GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 78.3 Write 98.5 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 108 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 71%
Hitachi HUS 724020ALA640 2TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 143 144 144 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 77 SusWrite 142 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 92%
Sabrent Disk Dev 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 397GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 81 10 63 40 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 64.5 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 80%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$48 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 74GB free Firmware: 3.ADA SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 72 Write 70.5 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 72.8 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 21.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 22.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 62%

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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	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16