MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.8% 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 Drive103% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 00:47
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 233
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 574
60% 479 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.9
90% 108 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 98.8
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 323 266 264 246 268 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 439
Mixed 411
SusWrite 288
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 49.4
163% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
1GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 81.5
Write 80
Mixed 21.7
44% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
0GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 108
Write 110
Mixed 62.5
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB
771GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 32.3
Write 25.8
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 27.7
35% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.8% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 9.2
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 61%

 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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