MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140428
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 20:32
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$100 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 384 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.23% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.7 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5.2 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.23% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 550GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 111 106 114 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 114 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 109%
WDC WD20 EADS-00R6B0 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 2TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.2% Very poor	Read 51.1 Write 36 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 38.9 52% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25.2% Poor	MC Read 8.3 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 8.03 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.4 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 88 46% 88 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 35%

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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	31	17	60	31.5"	1920 1080	VIZ1005 D32x-D1

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Typical Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 317 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	185x
Core i5-4690KIntel $59Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	45x
Core i7-4770KIntel $100Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $44Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $98	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $205	Nvidia RTX 4070 $519	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $380