MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '23 at 21:14
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 78.6 1-Core 45.7 2-Core 63.6 44% 62.6 Pts	4-Core 93.8 8-Core 114 13% 104 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 61 Parallax 38.7 34% 47.1 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 33.2 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3H01103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 195 102 64 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 452 Write 394 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 106 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 9.6 68% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 32 51% 96.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 100%
Toshiba MK3252GSX 320GB-$70 3,538 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 298GB free Firmware: LV010M SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 59 57 59 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 56.6 Write 52.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 57.7 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 12GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.2 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	54	21	60	32"	1296 759	MST0030 MStar Demo

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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,938 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	1,114x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	813x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	475x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	541x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	301x
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 $36Bench 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	120x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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