MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 15:20
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 88.1
2-Core 217
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 567
57% 462 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 27.2
0% 19.3 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 40.5
Splatting 35.7
31% 38 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
784GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 74 9.4 48 84 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Read 7.3
Write 41.5
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 51.3
21% 28.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.1
43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
921GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 163 172 169 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 151
Mixed 26.8
SusWrite 172
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G160081 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
29.3% Poor
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 7.9
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.7
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,420 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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