MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.4% 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	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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 16:11
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	BHR-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 631 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

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: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 117 Parallax 109 87% 111 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 147GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 64 62 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 86 Write 66 Mixed 61 SusWrite 62.7 51% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 37 64 77 81 65 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 112 Write 73.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 61.1 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 69%
Maxtor 6V160E0 160GB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 96GB free Firmware: VA111900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 47 46 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 61.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 47.7 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 125% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 39%
Seagate ST32000540AS 2TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1TB free Firmware: CC83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 90 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 62.8 Write 61.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 90.7 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 120% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.8% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

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	581x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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