MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 241
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 634
59% 492 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 111
Parallax 235
105% 158 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 124
Splatting 152
108% 128 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 496
Write 463
Mixed 373
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58.6
199% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 358
268% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
55GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 75 5.1 12 9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 116
Write 114
Mixed 82
SusWrite 48.1
67% 90 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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HDDRAMUSB
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