MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 19:16
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 88.9 2-Core 184 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 371 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 97.6 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.2 80% 102 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 98.3 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 758GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 262 265 269 245 262 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 487 Mixed 470 SusWrite 269 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 43.9 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 312 186% 190 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 690GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 255 260 265 240 252 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 375 Write 366 Mixed 355 SusWrite 256 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 49.9 163% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 52.6 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 226 146% 163 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 133%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 34 30 29 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.7 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 20.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 10R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	63%	27	178	9	240	24.5"	1920 1080	ACR0603 XF250Q

History: Score 46: 6R 3G 7B | Score 63: 10R 3G 4B

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	581x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16