MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.5% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140428
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '18 at 01:28
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 245
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 652
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB; gigabyte gtx 1080 ti extreme waterforce
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 211
Parallax 191
155% 197 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 178
Splatting 131
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 498
Write 276
Mixed 306
79% 360 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 28.6
132% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 112
129% 221 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1333 Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1333 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.4% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 12.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $848
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