MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '21 at 14:38
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 631 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 30 73% 30 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: AGYA0202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 155 Write 180 Mixed 114 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 16.6 68% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 11.7 DQ Write 41.7 DQ Mixed 17.6 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 42%
Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series 240GB-$225 2,151 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 63GB free Firmware: LTVi SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 39 40 41 45 48 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 44GB free Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 178 98 70 77 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 446 Write 196 Mixed 196 SusWrite 114 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 23.3 78% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 210 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 97.8 85% 129 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 65%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 96GB free Firmware: ES2OA90C SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 54 54 55 53 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 47.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 53.1 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 46%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 32GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 24 26 26 27 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 69.5 Write 66.7 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 26.3 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 86GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 55 56 57 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 54.8 46% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 68%
WDC WD50 00AAKS-00Z7B0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 9GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.7% Poor	Read 39 Write 35.5 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 37.2 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-047.A00LF 99U5471-047.A00LF 9905471-036.A00LF 9905471-052.A00LF 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	26"	1280 720	XXX0000

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	583x
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	108x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16