MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 00:25
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 93.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 97.7 66% 99.2 Pts	4-Core 145 8-Core 138 19% 141 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 108 Parallax 115 97% 114 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 104 Splatting 94.8 86% 106 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 414GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 418 352 276 278 281 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 265 Write 446 Mixed 364 SusWrite 332 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 38.6 140% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 293 206% 255 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 88 85 86 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 400 Mixed 374 SusWrite 116 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 54.5 183% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 226GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 69.2 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 64.5 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 62%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 176 173 176 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 184 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 178 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	120	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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	808x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	537x
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 $75Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16