MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130607
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 08 '18 at 22:07
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User WSM-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 339
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7850) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
422GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 110 101 57 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 125
Write 117
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 94.9
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
364GB free
Firmware: CC68
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 111 108 111 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 108
Write 101
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 110
70% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 68%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
357GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 77 75 76 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 93
Write 91.3
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 75.4
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 55%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
202GB free
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 92 94 95 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 90.3
Write 40
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 93.4
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 0467 RMR5040MM58F9F1600 Samsung M378B5173CB0-CK0 Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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