MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.2% 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	106% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 12:58
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 465 48% 389 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.9% 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: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 119 Parallax 99.7 91% 110 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 102 Splatting 101 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 146 144 154 148 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 469 Mixed 354 SusWrite 179 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.8 192% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 237 210% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 474 484 482 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 477 Mixed 396 SusWrite 474 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.9 222% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 113 110 113 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 111 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Orbit 16GB 488 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 13GB free, PID 557c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.2 6 6.4 5.7 6.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 22.2 Write 11.5 Mixed 13 SusWrite 5.1 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0 79% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 62%

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Gaming 40%

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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	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16