MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	155% 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	272% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 06:31
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 245 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 622 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 209 Parallax 234 173% 218 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 216 Splatting 137 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 460GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 1120 1151 1151 1151 1151 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,920 Write 2,290 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1233 405% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 66.2 254% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1031 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 944 711% 953 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 347%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 393GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1931 1491 1502 1506 1502 1512 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,905 Write 2,152 Mixed 1,758 SusWrite 1574 417% 1,847 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 68.3 270% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,113 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 1,015 761% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 349%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 8GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 64 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 45 Write 73.2 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 65.3 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 349GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 64 64 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 99.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 62.6 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 68%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 5.2 5.2 5 5.3 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	5.99% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 6 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 5.6 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.99% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 86%

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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 $300	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 $45	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