MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime17.5 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 05:14
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 404
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 77.9
Parallax 74.8
62% 76.3 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 69.3
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 250GB-$299
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT43B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,926
Write 5017
Mixed 5,422
1,216% 5,455 MB/s
4K Read 538
4K Write 263
4K Mixed 331
1,379% 377 MB/s
DQ Read 1,635
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 702
637% 999 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
86GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 363 361 363 363 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 369
Mixed 293
SusWrite 362
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 40.4
159% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 98.4
139% 258 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
716GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 45 47 47 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 43.8
Write 40.9
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 46
30% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 51%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$90
876GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 120
Write 110
Mixed 59
SusWrite 116
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 63%

 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 1,422 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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