MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 12:22
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 581 62% 493 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.7% Poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 27 Parallax 35.5 19% 28.6 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 26 24% 29.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1TB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 12 100 47 68 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 417 Write 343 Mixed 194 SusWrite 63.9 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 4.5 44% 17.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17.4 DQ Write 63.7 DQ Mixed 0 12% 27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 54%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 170 175 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 380 Write 214 Mixed 237 SusWrite 170 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43 151% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 57.4 80% 147 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 174GB free Firmware: 63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 208 200 205 206 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 392 Write 192 Mixed 216 SusWrite 208 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 35.4 146% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 86 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 79.8 82% 129 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 150 149 153 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 102 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 150 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 114%
General UDisk 268GB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 109GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 9.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 19.1 25% 17 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.5 280% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 37%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 831GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 19.8 33% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 52%
ZALMAN ZM-VE500 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 755GB free, PID 3e40 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 19 31% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 188%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 882GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 29.5 Write 24.8 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 19.7 33% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 61%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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