MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.9% 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	91.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 201 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 510 53% 426 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 33.6 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 39.2 27% 34.6 fps	MRender 42.1 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 34.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 259 251 245 252 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 327 Mixed 310 SusWrite 261 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.5 152% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 148 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%
Mushkin MKNSSDAT60GB-DX 60GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 52GB free Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 113 117 116 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 402 Write 136 Mixed 178 SusWrite 117 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 45.2 171% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 115 91% 126 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 773GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 180 184 188 188 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 120 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 181 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 325GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 85.5 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 91.1 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 68%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 573GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 74 75 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 75 Write 77.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 74.2 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.6% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 88%

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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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16