MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	93.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 01:32
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 168 68% 114 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 339 46% 343 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8816) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 119 Parallax 126 110% 127 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 106 Splatting 89.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7850) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.1 3% 4.6 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.2 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.51% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 219 351 353 357 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 356 Mixed 339 SusWrite 298 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 38.7 138% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 193 172% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 278GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 140 141 142 138 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 131 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 137 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 15.7 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,114x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	812x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	475x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	541x
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 $76Bench 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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16