MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 13:16
Run Duration323 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 202
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 393
52% 391 Pts
64-Core 385
24% 385 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7850) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.43% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 6.66
3% 5.63 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 6.52
4% 4.55 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.43%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 154
Mixed 160
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.21
98% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 108%
Philips USB Flash Drive 4GB
2GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
4.16% Terrible
Read 16.4
Write 3.85
Mixed 5.91
9% 8.72 MB/s
4K Read 3.88
4K Write 0.008
4K Mixed 0.01
15% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.16%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
56% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 1,043 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $566
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