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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.5% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '21 at 10:08
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 223 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 415 57% 421 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 131 134 136 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 279 Mixed 353 SusWrite 131 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 47.7 163% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 134%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$81 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 219GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 98 97 97 96 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 148 Write 132 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 96.4 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 87%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 140 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 163 Write 145 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 141 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 923GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 97 97 91 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 106 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 95.7 130% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 220% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 1315 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.5 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 43%

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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	1,116x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	814x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	476x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	542x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	301x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	106x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	167x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	120x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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