MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	29.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '21 at 00:33
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 97.3 2-Core 176 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 384 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 143 Parallax 132 107% 136 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G726A104-475-27796 120GB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 524ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.2 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 371 Write 53.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 3.2 23% 108 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.1 52% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 71%
PNY SSD2SC120G726A104-475-27796 120GB 248 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 50GB free Firmware: 524ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 112 119 124 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 382 Write 131 Mixed 187 SusWrite 115 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 31.9 134% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 131 103% 143 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 71%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 265GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 320 464 465 457 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 484 Mixed 439 SusWrite 416 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 55.2 182% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 349 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 124 121 119 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 70%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 191 207 199 214 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 210 Mixed 106 SusWrite 205 133% 182 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 420% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 71%

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

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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