MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 17:59
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 211 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 406 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 113 Parallax 103 81% 105 fps	MRender 97 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 96.8 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,272 Write 780 Mixed 406 180% 819 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 45.5 196% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 896 696% 958 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 8GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 490 Write 430 Mixed 422 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.2 179% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 174GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 403 454 461 467 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 461 Mixed 445 SusWrite 418 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.4 188% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 148 Write 140 Mixed 93.2 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 73GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 134 133 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 144 Write 144 Mixed 85 SusWrite 134 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 63%

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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	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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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