MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.1% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '17 at 02:24
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 659 71% 563 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7850) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6779 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4651 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 140 (AE) Unknown 100 100 734 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 52 206159347743 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 334 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 86495294619 (F7) Unknown 100 100 2745584597 (F8) Unknown 100 100 507019773	80.1% Excellent	Read 505 Write 466 Mixed 460 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 14.7 89% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 60.7 65% 101 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 111%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 687GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 87 87 2883639 (02) Throughput performance 108 108 201 (03) Spinup time 127 127 25789661477 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 15945 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9044 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 11635 (C0) Power-off retract count 86 86 17324 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 17324 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 219043856414 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	75.8% Very good	Read 129 Write 136 Mixed 125 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 74%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 238GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 197 195 3116 (04) Start/Stop count 71 71 29855 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20448 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 73 73 27567 (C0) Power-off retract count 174 174 20097 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 29856 (C2) HDA temperature 116 91 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 199 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 199 0	65.8% Good	Read 116 Write 113 Mixed 105 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.53 146% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.4% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 85%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,104x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	805x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	470x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	535x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	299x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	106x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	165x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	71x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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