MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 08 '18 at 16:28
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 437 60% 444 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8531) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.3 48% 60.2 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 52.5 49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 89.6 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 6.92 4K Write 5.23 4K Mixed 0.54 445% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 955GB free Firmware: 040B Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	23% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 39.4 Mixed 38.4 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 4.46 4K Mixed 0.3 132% 1.72 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 837GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 151791976 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 764 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 60 9271059190 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20284 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 839 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65551 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 56 706936868 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3245 (C2) HDA temperature 36 44 64424509476 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -35347580826046 (F1) Unknown 100 253 94033116965 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7363401982283	96.6% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 165 Mixed 111 111% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 5.37 4K Mixed 0.56 197% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 670GB free Firmware: 040B Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 36.9 Mixed 36 28% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 5.28 4K Mixed 0.55 174% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 81%

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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,904 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	806x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	471x

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	168x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	106x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	166x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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