MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 12:51
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 406 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 178 171 167 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 424 Write 325 Mixed 302 SusWrite 189 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 39.6 144% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 146 140% 216 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 460GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 145 144 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 112 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 143 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 206GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 78 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 80 Write 92.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 78.6 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 343GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 101 100 91 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 108 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 98.1 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 4x8GB 271 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 58%

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

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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	1,110x
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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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