MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.1% 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 Drive132% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 86.1
2-Core 230
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 573
62% 489 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
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)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 98.7
Parallax 92.3
89% 99.9 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 95
Splatting 84.8
81% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 467 468 473 471 470 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 476
Mixed 435
SusWrite 466
106% 468 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.4
217% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 361
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 132%
Great: 131%
Adata SP900 64GB
8GB free
Firmware: Be
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 66 71 70 72 70 MB/s
Performing below potential (89th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.8% Above average
Read 242
Write 81.8
Mixed 122
SusWrite 70
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 34.7
137% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 77.9
DQ Mixed 76.6
61% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
117GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 128 139 137 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 161
Write 125
Mixed 81
SusWrite 121
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.9%
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)
85% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 26.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 25.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85%
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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