MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130617
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 631 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1425) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.3% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 46 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 52 41% 49.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 469 451 459 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 346 SusWrite 461 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 48.4 176% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 174 176% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 62GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 235 232 177 165 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 333 SusWrite 220 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.6 178% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 208 182% 270 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 137GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 89 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 96.5 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16