MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '20 at 14:22
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 476 55% 430 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 26.1 18% 26.3 fps	MRender 33.7 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 25.4 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 445 278 153 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 482 Mixed 387 SusWrite 255 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.3 153% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 309 226% 290 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 95%
Patriot Blast 512GB 183GB free Firmware: 9A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 386 41 38 49 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 406 Mixed 381 SusWrite 148 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 28.6 149% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 0.5 72% 169 MB/s

Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 184GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 832 944 265 264 266 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 1,029 Mixed 1158 SusWrite 473 288% 1,309 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 95.9 333% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 483 490% 785 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 271%
WD WD10PURX-64E5EY0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free Firmware: 4C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 48.8 Write 49.8 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 3 23% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 89 92 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 63 SusWrite 90.6 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 68%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 402GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 112 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-030.A00LF 99U5471-031.A00LF 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 17.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 52%

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Gaming 40%

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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	589x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	266x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	218x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	95x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16