MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.8% 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	89.6% 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	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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '24 at 17:08
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 (92^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 100 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 391 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.8% Very good	Lighting 92.3 Reflection 105 Parallax 93.5 75% 96.8 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 100 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 113 86 52 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 472 Mixed 326 SusWrite 86.7 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 45.8 157% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 178 184% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 757GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 129 Write 116 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 107 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 121 115 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 76.5 Write 92.2 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 115 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 68%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 217 219 226 225 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 225 Mixed 141 SusWrite 220 270% 198 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 1.5 394% 4.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 7.3 DQ Mixed 1.7 310% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%

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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	1760	971	60	32"	1280 720	MSI3DC0 MPG321UR-QD

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	589x
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 $135Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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