MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 00:26
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 501 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 288 278 267 265 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 494 Mixed 400 SusWrite 294 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.9 226% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 365 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 126GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 293 295 295 296 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 427 SusWrite 309 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.9 231% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 601GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 176 175 172 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 118 Mixed 81 SusWrite 172 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 112%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 108 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 106 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,252 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 76%

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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	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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Value: 57% - Above average

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