MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.3% 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	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 22:19
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 406 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Lighting 96.2 Reflection 92.9 Parallax 87.9 78% 92.3 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 74.7 72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 67 67 118 99 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 373 Write 39.2 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 87.3 30% 140 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 2 78% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 31.2 58% 117 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 78%
PNY CS900 240GB-$25 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 155GB free Firmware: CS900BB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 357 437 448 435 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 336 Write 275 Mixed 351 SusWrite 342 74% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 39.9 137% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 209 179% 260 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.3% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 61%

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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	44.9"	1280 720	KTC4200

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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	586x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	265x
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	103x
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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