MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.4% 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 Drive79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140612
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 433
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7850) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 73.4
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 67.3
60% 73.3 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 74.1
59% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 148 152 153 159 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 355
Write 196
Mixed 225
SusWrite 155
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 39.2
153% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 193
148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
513GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 126 128 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 151
Write 134
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 127
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 209 199 210 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 162
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 207
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 119%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,904 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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