MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.4% 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	107% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131203
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 23:58
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 532 53% 433 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 41.6 28% 35.6 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 30 Splatting 36.4 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 402 412 412 385 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 440 Mixed 313 SusWrite 399 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 42.5 159% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 152 164% 275 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
hp ssd v300a 120GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 114 126 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 381 Write 149 Mixed 200 SusWrite 122 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41 160% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 156 119% 162 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%
hp ssd v300a 120GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 124 123 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 401 Write 148 Mixed 199 SusWrite 125 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.1 160% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 155 120% 165 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 615GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 167 167 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 168 Mixed 102 SusWrite 168 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

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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	583x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	215x

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 $130Bench 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 $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 $40	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