MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140604
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 97.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 252
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 694
68% 558 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 147
Parallax 136
108% 138 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 120
101% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 113 23 55 44 29 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.6% Above average
Read 46.7
Write 202
Mixed 196
SusWrite 57
29% 125 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 27.9
121% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 158
137% 199 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71
176GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 46 45 49 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 52
Write 48.6
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 47.5
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 41%
WDC WD75 00BPVT-80HXZT3 750GB
57GB free, PID 2339
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.4% Very poor
Read 36.4
Write 27.4
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 38.8
43% 31.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 24.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 28
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%

 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 1,428 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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