MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.2% 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 Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150519
Uptime15.5 Days
Run DateSep 09 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 210
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 376
54% 396 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
PwrHis(1787 2010) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 15.3
Parallax 19
18% 18.6 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 15.2
Splatting 19.8
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 120GB-$79
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 198 227 210 204 196 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 304
Write 277
Mixed 239
SusWrite 214
58% 258 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 26.4
108% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 237
186% 262 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
235GB free
Firmware: 3.AAJ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 76 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 77.5
Write 52.7
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 77.2
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
751GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 152 151 150 152 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 59
Write 96.5
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 151
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
50.7% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.2
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%

 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 1,420 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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HDDRAMUSB
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