MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75% 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 Drive	70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '23 at 00:45
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 97.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 190 78% 131 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 530 53% 432 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$230 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% MSI(1462 C978) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 87.9 83% 91.3 fps	MRender 84.1 Gravity 73 Splatting 65.7 60% 74.3 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Orico M200 256GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0901A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 96 80 40 69 40 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70% Good	Read 454 Write 375 Mixed 365 SusWrite 80.7 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 28.4 117% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 1.5 72% 170 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 96%
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB 4,642 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 210 210 218 203 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 334 Write 236 Mixed 223 SusWrite 206 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 28.6 87% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 280 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 191 197 197 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 861GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 171 170 170 170 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 172 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 170 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 191 194 198 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 203 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 193 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 191 196 205 207 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 79GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 86 88 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 77.4 Write 89.5 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 87.4 108% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.8 238% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 8GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 57 Write 28.8 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 39.7 45% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 28% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C10-4GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 0420 F3-2400C10-8GTX 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 14.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16