MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77.8% 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	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 month ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150820
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '23 at 04:43
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 90.2 1-Core 46.1 2-Core 71.7 49% 69.3 Pts	4-Core 104 8-Core 135 15% 119 Pts	64-Core 130 8% 130 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.29 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.8% Very good	Lighting 89.4 Reflection 114 Parallax 98.4 73% 101 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 101 Splatting 88 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 91 120 145 75 9.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 455 Write 407 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 128 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 14.9 63% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 41.5 60% 111 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$102 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 552GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 354 307 372 446 448 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 463 Write 442 Mixed 427 SusWrite 380 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 36.1 122% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 160 125% 174 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x4GB 1,274 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 15.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 15.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 64%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	60	42.5"	1280 720	VIZ1039 M55Q7-H1

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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 $80Bench 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: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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