MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 07:46
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 228
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 631
64% 517 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.2% Very poor
Lighting 15.4
Reflection 14.5
Parallax 23.2
13% 17.7 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 16
Splatting 22.8
14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC62 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 172
Mixed 140
124% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 5.31
4K Mixed 0.46
178% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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