MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 01 '16 at 19:15
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 676
71% 569 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 121
Parallax 112
88% 114 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 103
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
874GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 190
Mixed 111
123% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.43
126% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,898 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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