MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive45.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130412
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 17:38
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 607
66% 524 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 161
Parallax 178
140% 171 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 143
Splatting 115
119% 151 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 127%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 89 45 41 63 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 312
Write 55.8
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 67.1
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 42.8
4K Mixed 15.8
75% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 67.4
DQ Mixed 41
56% 106 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 62%

 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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