MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% 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.
Boot Drive33.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 11:32
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 178
69% 117 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 335
45% 337 Pts
64-Core 332
20% 332 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 146
Parallax 136
118% 142 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 145
Splatting 123
105% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 78 57 53 29 54 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.5% Below average
Read 167
Write 86.7
Mixed 112
SusWrite 52.7
23% 105 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 15.8
4K Mixed 18.1
57% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 26.6
47% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 78%
Transcend TS128GMTE110S 128GB
60GB free
Firmware: S1111B1L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 455 430 95 84 92 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,184
Write 530
Mixed 569
SusWrite 249
140% 633 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 27
164% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 316
278% 409 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 130%
Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
650GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 156 159 158 158 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 149
Write 149
Mixed 123
SusWrite 156
107% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 109%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB
152GB free
Firmware: 1113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 102 105 104 104 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 103
Write 81.9
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 102
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 59%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 19.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 1,043 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $566
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