MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '22 at 04:34
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 as expected (60^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 69.3 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 175 64% 113 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 271 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.7% 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 below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.3% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 149 Parallax 111 95% 126 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 106 Splatting 86.7 87% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 436 419 460 456 423 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 305 Write 428 Mixed 348 SusWrite 424 86% 376 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 322 252% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: SD17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 120 123 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 107 Write 114 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 119 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 70%
WD Blue 80GB (2007)-$75 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 74GB free Firmware: 01.00A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 56 58 58 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 55.5 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 56.8 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 49%
WD Blue 80GB (2007)-$75 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 74GB free Firmware: 01.00A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 51.3 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 53.9 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 49%

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 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 23.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,107x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	808x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	536x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16