MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.7% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 254 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 664 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 64.5 55% 68.5 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 58.4 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 431 439 350 425 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 442 Mixed 331 SusWrite 420 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 44 154% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 230 201% 298 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 143 143 145 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 155 Write 118 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 144 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 906GB free Firmware: 1D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 100 Write 65.3 Mixed 78 61% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 803GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 79 81 61 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 28 Write 71 Mixed 41 SusWrite 78 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 113GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 14 12 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 16.8 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 13.5 25% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.9 180% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 37%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4.5TB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 18 22 22 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.65% Terrible	Read 21.3 Write 19.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 21 28% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 26% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 9.65% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 7.7 25% 8.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.7 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.1% 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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