MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). 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	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130911
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 12:22
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 159 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 450 46% 375 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 125 Parallax 114 90% 117 fps	MRender 89.6 Gravity 120 Splatting 106 86% 105 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7KM960HAHP-000MV 960GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXM00M3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 329 305 368 341 375 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 360 Mixed 322 SusWrite 340 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 33.6 129% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 810GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 144 127 158 153 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 122 Write 82.2 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 149 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 114%
Kingston FCR-HS219/1 0GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 6148 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Read 4.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.6 3% 2.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 5%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 12 11 13 13 14 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.98% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 6.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 12.1 12% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.98% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 40%

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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	588x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	266x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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