MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 22:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 418 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 110 Parallax 102 87% 106 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 103 Splatting 98.9 81% 99 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 94 58 56 57 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 402 Mixed 285 SusWrite 93.1 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 53 172% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 326 254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 114%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 119 118 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 130 Write 128 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 117 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 696GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 102 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 104 Write 96.2 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 101 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 58%
WD My Book 1144 3TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free, PID 1144 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 148 149 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 146 Write 150 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 147 175% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 61%
Generic- SD/MMC 125GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 53GB free, PID 0109 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 19.5 Write 19 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 19.3 26% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 3.5 246% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB 4,816 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

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	585x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16