MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.8% 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 Drive97.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 28 '18 at 18:17
Run Duration249 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 476
63% 473 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 109
Parallax 98.5
87% 105 fps
MRender 90.3
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 78
71% 87.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 25 31 35 31 32 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 402
Mixed 294
SusWrite 60
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 52.8
193% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 172
181% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
133GB free
Firmware: GM4OA57A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 70 68 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 63.3
Write 64.2
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 67.1
42% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 51%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
79GB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 55 55 54 55 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 75.8
Write 65.5
Mixed 47
SusWrite 55
80% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.4
159% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 16GB
1800, 1800, 1800, 1800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 25.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 82%

 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 1,427 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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