MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	87.6% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 00:00
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 217 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 422 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 71 Parallax 62.3 56% 67.5 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 68.2 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 274 274 203 258 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 404 Write 279 Mixed 256 SusWrite 242 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39 148% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 175 153% 226 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 87%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 233GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 288 378 385 378 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 480 Mixed 386 SusWrite 352 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44.1 168% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 198 189% 297 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 295GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 192 193 194 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 164 Mixed 85 SusWrite 193 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Maxtor 6L200M0 200GB-$44 513 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 39GB free Firmware: BACE1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 49.9 Write 49.7 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 35.5 31% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.4 133% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1600-MR 2x4GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 60%

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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	1,107x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	808x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	536x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16