MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% 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	92.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '23 at 05:55
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 218 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 542 57% 459 Pts	64-Core 552 34% 552 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2827) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.9% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 37 Parallax 50.5 32% 42.3 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 38.7 38% 46.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB 12,305 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 214 216 176 203 221 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 337 Mixed 315 SusWrite 211 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 42.8 145% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 122 148% 262 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 105%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 16GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 380 Mixed 278 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 34.4 128% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 136 151% 257 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 149 144 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 186 Mixed 117 SusWrite 152 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.8 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 483GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 147 147 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 146 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 145 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2600 C10 2x4GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 26.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 90%

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Gaming 40%

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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	587x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	266x
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	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16