MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '22 at 08:35
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 176 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 264 36% 266 Pts	64-Core 266 16% 266 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 114 Parallax 108 95% 113 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 106 Splatting 85.7 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 428 456 394 398 437 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 448 Mixed 358 SusWrite 408 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 54.8 173% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: SD17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 119 112 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 105 Write 99.9 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 116 69% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 80GB (2007)-$75 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 74GB free Firmware: 01.00A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 58 56 57 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 50.9 Write 56.1 Mixed 43.1 SusWrite 56.8 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 49%
WD Blue 80GB (2007)-$75 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 74GB free Firmware: 01.00A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 55 53 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 49.2 Write 51.3 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 53.9 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 49%
General USB Flash Disk 1GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 8003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Read 14 Write 5.1 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.6 9% 7.93 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 19.6 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

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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	805x
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	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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