MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	95.8% 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, 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	11.3 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	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '22 at 01:01
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 455 60% 449 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8816) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 156 Parallax 113 106% 133 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 106 Splatting 90.1 91% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 261 351 281 245 236 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 355 Mixed 323 SusWrite 255 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.2 152% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 196 176% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 974GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 202 203 204 205 204 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 113 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 197 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 114%
Kingston DT 100 G2 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 29GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4.9 5.6 4.9 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	5.96% Terrible	Read 24.8 Write 16.2 Mixed 17.4 SusWrite 6.3 20% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 5.96% Great: 6%

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 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.2% 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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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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