MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). 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	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	54%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 165 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 257 8-Core 294 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% MSI(1462 3811) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.2% Good	Lighting 57 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 195 46% 117 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 106 Splatting 130 93% 111 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 312 199 189 184 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 424 Mixed 353 SusWrite 225 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 47.8 153% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 402GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 323 359 382 388 342 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 326 Mixed 298 SusWrite 347 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 39.4 131% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 264 222% 322 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 119%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 444 Write 411 Mixed 327 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 46.3 143% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 176 183% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 434GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 171 173 170 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 148 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 170 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 39GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 67 SusWrite 141 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 50GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 105 104 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 110 Write 71.5 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 102 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 63%

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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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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