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MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 179
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 474
53% 415 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 73.7%
 Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 80.2
Reflection 77.1
Parallax 76.5
65% 77.9 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 61.8
55% 68.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 61.9%
 Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 106
Write 170
Mixed 162
33% 146 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 25.7
94% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 135
101% 133 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
45GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 121 125 119 124 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 116
Write 111
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 124
71% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 68.9%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
47.5% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 47.5%
 Great: 62%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,911 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,107x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples808x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples472x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples536x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples259x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples130x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 54%, 339,020 samples106x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples166x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples72x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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