MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 03:09
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 234 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 601 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 426 425 152 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 448 Write 31 Mixed 63 SusWrite 197 40% 185 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 13.1 68% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 28.5 DQ Mixed 32 43% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 102%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 181 163 143 148 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 307 Mixed 415 SusWrite 188 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.7 193% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 226 207% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Patriot Spark 128GB 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 20GB free Firmware: SBFM50.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 93 92 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 481 Write 303 Mixed 322 SusWrite 102 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 32.5 138% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 188 171% 260 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 138 138 133 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 86.8 Write 128 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 132 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 119%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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