MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). 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	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 07:41
Run Duration	430 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 120 2-Core 222 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 627 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 241 Parallax 281 237% 271 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 235 Splatting 168 188% 239 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,551 Write 4,519 Mixed 4,512 1,082% 4,861 MB/s	4K Read 331 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 137 778% 219 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 704 539% 732 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 271 297 235 248 213 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 306 Write 359 Mixed 304 SusWrite 260 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 33.2 4K Mixed 32.3 110% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 38.5 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 50.8 34% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 609 671 638 712 674 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,265 Write 902 Mixed 947 SusWrite 654 211% 942 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 39.3 156% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 31.7 DQ Mixed 109 95% 150 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 435%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 336GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 79 87 81 89 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 88.8 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 84 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.6 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	806x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	471x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	535x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	299x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	168x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
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	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16