MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 60.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.3% 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	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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131203
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '22 at 18:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$231 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 113 56% 87 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 206 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 63 Parallax 0.2 0% 21.1 fps	MRender 63.3 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 53.4 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 536GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 315 322 319 311 321 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 337 Write 312 Mixed 242 SusWrite 317 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 33.1 105% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 138 125% 193 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 515GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 120 114 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 169 Write 177 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 120 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.4% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 15.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	55	28	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,080 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 $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	448x
Core i5-4670KIntel $143Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	206x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	86x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	69x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	47x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	36x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	23x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $858

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $224	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16