MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	91% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 16:09
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 184 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 182 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 177 11% 177 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91% Outstanding	Lighting 107 Reflection 151 Parallax 130 88% 130 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 133 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 373 460 465 290 287 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 455 SusWrite 376 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.9 198% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 309 235% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 149GB free Firmware: 4PC10401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 145 166 169 171 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 255 Write 168 Mixed 163 SusWrite 163 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 23.8 83% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 77.9 DQ Mixed 67.6 61% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 22 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 71%

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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	1,104x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	805x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	470x

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	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	106x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	165x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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