MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 06:39
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 440 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7845) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 343 354 349 352 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 460 Write 337 Mixed 238 SusWrite 348 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 12.9 110% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 79.6 81% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 86%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 49GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 291 287 282 283 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 331 Mixed 289 SusWrite 290 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.8 154% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 146 135% 204 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 12GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 148 148 148 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 146 Write 107 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 147 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 260GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 24.2 Write 25 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 19.2 30% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 49%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 729GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 25 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 19.6 34% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.6 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.1% 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%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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) $35	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