MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime8.2 Days
Run DateAug 26 '21 at 23:15
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 460
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47% Average
Lighting 56.3
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.2
46% 62 fps
MRender 68.4
Gravity 60
Splatting 54.1
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 113 121 112 113 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 76.1
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 111
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20.1
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 61%

 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 11 9 60 24" 1280 720 AUS24A1 VG245
Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,903 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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