MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 23:08
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 388 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 480 54% 420 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 93.9 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 79.9 77% 86.7 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 82.4 Splatting 70.5 66% 82.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB 2,988 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 183 276 197 281 187 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 432 Write 398 Mixed 362 SusWrite 224 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 33.6 132% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 212 198% 307 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 199GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 176 178 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 112 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 224GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 215 212 215 214 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 134 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 213 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 88%
IT-CEO Storage 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 871GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 124 133 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 85 Write 122 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 129 153% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% 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%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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