MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.3% 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 Drive71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '21 at 15:10
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 209
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 513
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 97.9
Reflection 115
Parallax 102
80% 105 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 91.9
78% 96.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 131 128 121 132 117 MB/s
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
71.4% Very good
Read 183
Write 187
Mixed 206
SusWrite 128
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 41.3
156% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 136
116% 170 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 87%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
330GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 84 85 84 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 78.1
Write 83.5
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 83.7
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%

 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 1,433 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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