MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 205 81% 138 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 567 51% 429 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 38.8 37% 42.9 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 38 Splatting 35.7 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3898 Write 1,744 Mixed 2,940 631% 2,860 MB/s	4K Read 263 4K Write 272 4K Mixed 103 674% 213 MB/s	DQ Read 806 DQ Write 741 DQ Mixed 820 602% 789 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 765GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 160 159 159 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 196 Write 158 Mixed 107 SusWrite 159 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 410GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 86 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 81 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 84.8 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%

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 way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	MC Read 9.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% 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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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