MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 491 61% 464 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1613 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Lighting 89.3 Reflection 88.8 Parallax 88.3 73% 88.8 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 73 65% 80.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 113 114 120 117 121 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 262 Write 143 Mixed 180 SusWrite 118 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 21.6 96% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 103 88% 127 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 93GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 205 207 219 218 213 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.3% Below average	Read 260 Write 95 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 212 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 10 44% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 100%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 292GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 448 446 450 419 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 443 Mixed 427 SusWrite 418 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.2 185% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 294 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 2x4GB 342 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 65%

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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 3,905 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	1,106x
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	300x
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	72x

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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