MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.6% 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 Drive94.3% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7845
MotherboardMSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130426
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 22:42
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 64%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 223
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 425
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 95.5
Parallax 88.4
84% 95.8 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 78.3
74% 91.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 389 419 430 425 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 390
Write 418
Mixed 353
SusWrite 386
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 40.9
135% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 196
175% 260 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49
406GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 390 422 433 407 375 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 416
Mixed 402
SusWrite 376
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 51.9
168% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 293
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 110%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992069S (997069S) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 63%

 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 1,420 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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