MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '24 at 19:36
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 101 2-Core 204 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 545 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.1.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 98.8 59% 79.7 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 52.9 54% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD960HMHP-00003 960GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXV8C03Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 431 432 424 430 431 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 411 Mixed 334 SusWrite 429 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 35.7 118% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 292 232% 323 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 108%
OCZ INTREPID 3800 800GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 278GB free Firmware: 1.4.7.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 432 431 424 430 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 284 Write 411 Mixed 272 SusWrite 423 79% 347 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 38.7 136% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 257 211% 302 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP698651-154-MCN 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 32GB 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns

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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	68	56	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM774F LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	588x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	266x
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	104x
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
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

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 $165	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