MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131106
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 18:47
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 632 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 290 Parallax 352 236% 310 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 252 Splatting 189 207% 263 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB-$488 390 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 200 189 182 184 181 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 384 Write 368 Mixed 302 SusWrite 190 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 25.7 108% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 183 174% 270 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 95%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 196 197 196 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 244 Write 210 Mixed 108 SusWrite 195 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 1.2 39% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 4.9 DQ Write 16.5 DQ Mixed 2.4 4% 7.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 45%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 204 203 204 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 240 Write 218 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 204 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 1.9 40% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 10.3 DQ Write 5.2 DQ Mixed 1.5 3% 5.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 45%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$233 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 108 108 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 113 116 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 128 129 129 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$233 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 187 187 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 121 122 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 121 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.6 239% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 104 106 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 113 Write 120 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 25 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	60	75"	1280 701	SNY7905 SONY TV *00

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	586x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16