MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.5% 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 Drive125% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '20 at 02:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (100th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 588
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 98.3
Parallax 92.4
90% 100 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 82.2
81% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 455 470 472 472 472 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 475
Mixed 398
SusWrite 465
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 50.3
198% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 347
263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 131%
Adata SP900 64GB
8GB free
Firmware: Be
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 65 72 70 71 72 MB/s
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
58.8% Above average
Read 249
Write 83
Mixed 125
SusWrite 70.2
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 33.3
134% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 74.2
DQ Mixed 77.2
60% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
94GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 129 135 122 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 163
Write 93.2
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 114
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 26.4
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 25.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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