MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 02:16
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 689 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 54.8 36% 43.5 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 39 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-459P 240GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6761 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 437 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 120 (B1) Unknown 0 0 434 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 101424 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 103 (E7) Temperature 98 100 38 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4 (EA) Unknown 0 0 126 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15935 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9890	79% Very good	Read 381 Write 305 Mixed 337 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 26.4 121% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 70.9 88% 157 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 178918528 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4621 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 53028925 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 26340 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 324 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 327685 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 62 571801633 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 30 30 140678 (C2) HDA temperature 33 40 33 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 61366492735361 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26651802457 (F2) Unknown 100 253 303944606622	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 170 Mixed 164 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.25 89% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 223GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 106 99 12079768 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8519 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 126848449 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23512 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 379 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590131244 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 66 47 13473480738 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 268 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8526 (C2) HDA temperature 34 53 -140737488355294 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 40346922784334 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12507417974 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11202801722
Poor: 51% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

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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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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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