MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime10.2 Days
Run DateApr 26 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 70%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 210
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 428
55% 416 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.1% Very good
Lighting 83.6
Reflection 96.8
Parallax 90.4
68% 90.3 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 96.1
74% 89.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
10GB free
Firmware: MU02
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 490
Write 356
Mixed 49.5
65% 298 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 6.3
105% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 48.7
49% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 93 102 121 107 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 174
Write 158
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 103
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 112%
Integral Neon USB 3.0 16GB-$14
14GB free, PID 9917
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 22.2
Write 14.5
SusWrite 5.2
15% 14 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 64%

 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 3,910 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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