MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1900 x 1068 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150820
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '16 at 20:20
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 232 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 473 56% 432 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.9 59% 69.3 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 56.1 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3638 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1205 (B1) Unknown 98 98 19 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 48 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 227 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14828219226	85.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 339 Mixed 347 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 23.8 132% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 44.3 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 61.8 68% 110 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 118%
WD WD6400AAVS-00G9B1 640GB 3,696 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 440GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 135 6083 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4833 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 33775 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1730 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 119 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4824 (C2) HDA temperature 114 93 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.1% Below average	Read 38.6 Write 72.9 Mixed 71.2 46% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.27 78% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 234GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 16685720 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2108 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2439365 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3947 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1612 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 87 240521904343 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 537919520 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 282 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10907 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 42949672992 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 27195732919566 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8372094627 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6661027118	75.8% Very good	Read 137 Write 127 Mixed 133 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 114%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 152 143 11400 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 759 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2110 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 677 (10) Unknown 6 194 121578216228 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 93 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 665 (C2) HDA temperature 117 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	82.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 132 Mixed 110 99% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.82 4K Mixed 0.24 102% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 510GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 76 Mixed 59.1 88% 68.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.13 59% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16