MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.4% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130426
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '17 at 19:22
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 424
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 72.6
65% 77.7 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 74.4
Splatting 77
61% 74.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
536GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 374
Write 302
Mixed 162
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 31.7
116% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 93.2
88% 140 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.3% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.8
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 61%

 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 1,419 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $569
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HDDRAMUSB
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