MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131203
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 09 '18 at 22:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 222
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 631
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 382 419 400 386 386 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 450
Mixed 393
SusWrite 397
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 55.2
187% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
219GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 82 77 73 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 111
Write 122
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 78.7
66% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 85%

 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 1,419 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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