MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	106% 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 Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	14.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 6.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 268 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 542 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 124 Parallax 127 106% 127 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 106% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 392 458 234 207 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 356 SusWrite 293 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.3 172% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 170 172% 279 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 46GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 297 315 315 229 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 481 Mixed 463 SusWrite 268 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62.8 215% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 211GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 78 85 84 87 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 88.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 79.9 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 149 148 148 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 139 Write 148 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 149 177% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 70%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

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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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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

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 $178	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