MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 01:30
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 236 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 618 61% 500 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,239 Write 5,757 Mixed 5,732 1,319% 5,909 MB/s	4K Read 380 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 245 1,003% 280 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 652 494% 668 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 283GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 459 235 110 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 481 Mixed 413 SusWrite 247 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 55.6 184% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 268 228% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 14.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 62 57 59 56 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 102 Write 114 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 61 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 224% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 96 Write 100 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 95.3 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 110%
USB 3.0 Drobo S - Gen 2 17.5TB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 9.5TB free, PID 000a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 100 107 104 98 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 106 Write 122 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 105 126% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0 44% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 57%
USB 3.0 Drobo S - Gen 2 17.5TB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 5TB free, PID 000a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 101 90 101 96 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 96.3 Write 108 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 100 118% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 107% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 24.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 80%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16