MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 06:03
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 426 58% 429 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2385 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 5.33 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 3.84 4% 3.84 fps	MRender 0.14 Gravity 10.9 Splatting 0.17 3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 15 115 1.3 14 119 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 386 Write 244 Mixed 258 SusWrite 80.4 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 22.8 107% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 136 129% 197 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 361GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 468 452 462 435 439 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 480 Mixed 438 SusWrite 445 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 47.4 168% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 189 191 180 181 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 42.7 Write 196 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 184 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 136 135 123 123 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 131 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 128 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 23.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 74%

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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 $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 $250	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