MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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	108% 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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, 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, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 1 month ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150820
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '23 at 22:45
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 95 1-Core 102 2-Core 184 76% 127 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 525 54% 433 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 108% 125 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 102 Splatting 88.1 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 389 347 456 456 457 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 427 Mixed 396 SusWrite 420 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 48.6 157% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 347 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 137%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 53GB free Firmware: SAJ20104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 365 280 167 90 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 453 Write 394 Mixed 390 SusWrite 224 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 29.4 116% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 120 133% 220 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 100%

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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.5 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.6% 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	60	60	42.5"	1280 720	VIZ1039 M55Q7-H1

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Typical Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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