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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	83%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 475 65% 481 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 275GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 409 314 247 245 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 393 Mixed 381 SusWrite 313 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.6 158% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 332 242% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 99%
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 231 201 275 227 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 438 Mixed 199 SusWrite 233 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41 151% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 176 173% 275 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190 3,719 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 602GB free Firmware: JP3OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 121 121 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 120 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.2% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 11.5 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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