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MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.7% 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 Drive76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130816
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '22 at 03:18
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 606
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 71.9
Reflection 74.4
Parallax 95.4
59% 80.6 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 45.8
47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 201 175 179 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 390
Write 251
Mixed 276
SusWrite 189
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 34.1
125% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 197
159% 225 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
583GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 160 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 160
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 159
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
130GB free
Firmware: GM4OA57A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 72.3
Write 80.6
Mixed 45.1
SusWrite 78.4
51% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$89
888GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 71 67 66 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 64.4
Write 65.7
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 67.8
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
115% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,473 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $524
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