MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 204
81% 138 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 600
59% 485 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 167
Parallax 164
134% 165 fps
MRender 193
Gravity 157
Splatting 114
122% 154 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 124%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 40 41 41 41 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB
9TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 194 182 183 186 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 184
Mixed 108
SusWrite 187
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1
298% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
895GB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 27 72 70 74 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 78
Write 59
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 59.9
41% 55.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 1,044 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $566
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