MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.8% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 01:05
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 494
65% 488 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 198
Parallax 172
144% 182 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 170
Splatting 125
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 480GB-$488
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 206 68 62 54 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 427
Write 400
Mixed 309
SusWrite 112
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 39.4
155% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 186
172% 263 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
459GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 89 87 88 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 93
Write 83.3
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 87.5
57% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
589GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 88 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 94
Write 92.5
Mixed 66
SusWrite 88.5
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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