MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 88.7 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 176 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 170 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 178 11% 178 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2775) 3GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.1% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 62.4 40% 49.6 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 51.4 Splatting 25.9 29% 36.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD10PURX-64KC9Y0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 74 86 113 125 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.2% Good	Read 118 Write 94.5 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 105 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 PSD34G133381 0215 CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 BKH400UD25608-1333 14GB 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.4% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 10.2 28% 10 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns

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

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

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	592x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	271x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	219x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	97x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	27x

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