MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 17:19
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 186 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 386 53% 392 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 0.09 38% 30.9 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.9 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 139 138 120 126 122 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 132 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 160GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 82 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 90.7 Write 84.2 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 81.3 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 137GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 189 176 185 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 150 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 187 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 164GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 72.6 Write 67.5 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 90.4 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 85GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 98 88 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 99.2 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 93.2 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 84%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 174GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 153 156 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 167 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 156 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 286GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 76.4 Write 75.3 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 63.3 52% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 21 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%

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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	1,105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	805x
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	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	166x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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