MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.3% 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

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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 567 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 2.47 Reflection 2.96 Parallax 3.75 2% 3.06 fps	Gravity 165 Splatting 3,485 1,853% 1,825 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841N 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,088 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM03D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1764 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 88 88 427 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 9152 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 41124287815 (F2) Unknown 99 99 65710399537	85.3% Excellent	Read 512 Write 278 Mixed 329 82% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 21.6 128% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 79.2 101% 185 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 319 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1231 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 67 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 19406 (A5) Unknown 100 100 59 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 34134 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 92205 (F2) Unknown 100 100 134913 (F5) Unknown 100 100 155248	92.2% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 367 Mixed 426 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 22.5 127% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 22.3 86% 187 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 103%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 14GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 176 2033 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4730 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12086 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1748 (BF) G-sense error rate 98 98 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 79 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 125 125 227617 (C2) HDA temperature 115 90 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2591 (F1) Unknown 200 200 18308865572 (F2) Unknown 200 200 18142651460 (FE) Unknown 200 200 0	45.8% Average	Read 68.2 Write 91.5 Mixed 91.9 64% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.21 69% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB 2x8GB 3,233 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%

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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	471x

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 $80Bench 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	118x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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