MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.9% 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 Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 01:58
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 545 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152 36,698 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 3059) 2GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 18 Parallax 23.8 16% 20.4 fps	MRender 23.1 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 16.3 17% 21.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDMCEAW240A4 240GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 186 214 216 205 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 413 Write 230 Mixed 274 SusWrite 200 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 39.5 145% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 120 121% 197 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 679GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 103 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 99.3 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 102 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 312GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.87% Terrible	Read 1.5 Write 13.8 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 1.4 4% 5.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 0.87% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 462GB free Firmware: 1AA01109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 96 99 98 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 44.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 97.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 62%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 490GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 67 SusWrite 78.1 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 91%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16