MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 556 59% 472 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 191 Parallax 198 143% 188 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 137% 174 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 250GB 1,851 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT44B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,199 Write 2,976 Mixed 1361 625% 2,845 MB/s	4K Read 401 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 65.7 723% 175 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 137 186% 365 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 121%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 145GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 400 401 394 380 384 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 458 Write 412 Mixed 284 SusWrite 391 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 31.1 100% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 83.1 DQ Mixed 162 137% 210 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 98GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 287 161 156 159 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 460 Write 410 Mixed 356 SusWrite 216 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 34.6 111% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 122 115% 190 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 122%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$33 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 121 130 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 156 Write 166 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 125 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 112%
ST350063 0AS 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 35GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 48 46 45 48 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 52 Write 43.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 46.2 60% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 32%
ST336032 0AS 360GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 127GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 46 45 48 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.3% Poor	Read 54.5 Write 57.7 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 46.1 65% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.8% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 61%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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