MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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 Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 01:52
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 414 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 2516) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 124 Parallax 126 106% 126 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 125 Splatting 102 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 2.5 30 61 9.1 30 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.2% Above average	Read 257 Write 107 Mixed 161 SusWrite 36.9 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 22.6 112% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 0 38% 92.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 408GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 430 392 426 440 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 482 Mixed 471 SusWrite 432 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61 204% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 184 189 189 185 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 189 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 188 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 133 127 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 122 Write 124 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 130 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.4% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 74%

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Typical Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $224

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	43x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
BX100 500GBCrucial $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x

RAM
2400C11 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 62%, 186 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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