MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.8% 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	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 07:42
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 122 2-Core 239 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 491 56% 436 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 29.6 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 31.4 24% 29.5 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 33 29% 36 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 171 208 195 184 172 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.2% Average	Read 159 Write 220 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 185 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 15.9 78% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 94.5 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 16.4 27% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 205GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 137 136 137 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 97.2 Write 79.2 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 136 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 191GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 119 119 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 122 Write 108 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 119 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 368GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 105 104 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 13.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 104 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 934GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 96 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 92.8 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 94.8 121% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 49%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 90 88 88 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 93.5 Write 73.3 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 87.8 103% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 52%
Corsair Survivor 3.0 61GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 46GB free, PID 1a0a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 31 24 24 13 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 103 Write 22.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 23.8 51% 47 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 66% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

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	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 $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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Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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