MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 193 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 654 61% 509 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 86.5 Parallax 75.8 80% 86.8 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 76.9 62% 75.3 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC-WRSN 1TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 366 254 206 230 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 459 Mixed 329 SusWrite 293 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49.9 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 235 199% 291 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 415GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 106 123 126 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 39 SusWrite 122 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 108%
HP Desktop HD BD07 1TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 259GB free, PID bd07 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 102 Write 82.2 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 81.3 115% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB 3,520 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 61%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	809x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	538x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16