MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics170% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 02 '20 at 07:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 247
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 649
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
170% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 240
Parallax 314
194% 264 fps
MRender 294
Gravity 232
Splatting 141
173% 222 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 170%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 468
Write 472
Mixed 357
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 54.2
183% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
373GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 194 199 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 93.7
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 197
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.7%
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 3,904 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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