MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '22 at 19:31
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 199 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 386 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 86% 106 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.3 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 384 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 56 182% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 16GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 156 159 158 159 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 99.2 Write 75 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 155 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 45GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 145 146 149 121 151 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 149 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 139 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 15GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 71 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 82.7 Write 59.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 70.4 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.2 406% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 53 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 130 Write 79.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 53.4 102% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GAR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 19.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 64%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	810x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	540x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16