MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.4% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150820
Uptime	14.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '21 at 23:21
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 194 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 506 53% 425 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Sapphire(174B E331) CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 62.6 Parallax 99.3 58% 77.8 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 40 45% 56.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 1.4 0.9 1.4 77 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 388 Write 327 Mixed 282 SusWrite 34.6 57% 258 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 31.7 4K Mixed 15.3 63% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 49.2 DQ Mixed 23.8 33% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 365GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 33 33 33 22 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 194GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 113 113 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 172 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 113 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 1311 NT4GC64B8HB0NF-CG 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	19%	80	273	194	60	24"	1920 1080	BNQ78A7 BenQ GL2450H

History: Score 30: 4R 2G 4B | Score 37: 4R 3G 8B

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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 $76Bench 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: $848

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16