MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 97.8
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 491
49% 401 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.6% Very good
Lighting 95
Reflection 100
Parallax 98.4
77% 97.8 fps
MRender 86.3
Gravity 87.3
Splatting 72.7
66% 82.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 488
Write 470
Mixed 435
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.9
185% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 344
261% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
438GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 117 121 121 118 125 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 121
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.1%
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 1,044 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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