MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '20 at 21:12
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 114
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 588
59% 482 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.4% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 89.3
79% 91.6 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 86.8
Splatting 77
71% 88.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 457 471 472 472 473 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 476
Mixed 429
SusWrite 464
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 61.5
212% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 352
266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 130%
Great: 131%
Adata SP900 64GB
13GB free
Firmware: Be
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 71 71 60 MB/s
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.2% Above average
Read 243
Write 80.3
Mixed 124
SusWrite 69.4
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 33.8
135% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 79.8
DQ Mixed 68.3
57% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
39GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 125 139 149 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 155
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 137
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 22.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 71%

 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 1,419 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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