MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '24 at 01:27
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 557 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82% Excellent	Lighting 99.8 Reflection 139 Parallax 86 81% 108 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 106 Splatting 102 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 404 Write 363 Mixed 307 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 20.9 74% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 224 179% 252 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR045 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 372 Write 439 Mixed 376 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 45.8 149% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 158 167% 277 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 144 Write 126 Mixed 70.3 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
16 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 18GB free, PID 205a Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 40.6 Mixed 41.9 69% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 105% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 24.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

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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	1461	370	120	24.5"	1280 720	HPN360E OMEN X 25f

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,434 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

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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	218x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16