MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '22 at 03:18
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 606 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046C) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 95.4 59% 80.6 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 45.8 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 201 175 179 159 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 390 Write 251 Mixed 276 SusWrite 189 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 34.1 125% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 197 159% 225 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 583GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 160 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 160 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 159 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 130GB free Firmware: GM4OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 72.3 Write 80.6 Mixed 45.1 SusWrite 78.4 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 888GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 71 67 66 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 64.4 Write 65.7 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 67.8 46% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 2,340 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

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Gaming 40%

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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	582x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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