MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	104% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 01:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 226 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 682 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 172 Parallax 141 130% 158 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 152 Splatting 113 102% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 321 321 233 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 420 Mixed 354 SusWrite 264 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48.4 177% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 270% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 131%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 115GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 147 149 149 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 83.5 Write 147 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 152 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.6 452% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.4% 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 Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $80Bench 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: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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