MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130816
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 404 52% 396 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 94.1 Parallax 84.6 76% 90.7 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 88.1 Splatting 75.8 70% 86.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 520ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 117 121 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 392 Write 141 Mixed 178 SusWrite 115 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 36.9 141% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 138 105% 142 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$80 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 124 131 131 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 110 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 2.4 471% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 67%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 9.2 8.7 11 11 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 28.9 Write 19.2 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 10.9 24% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 2.2 193% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 6,575 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 77%

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Desktop 80%

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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 $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 $129Bench 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