MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	24.1% 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	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 12:00
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Memory 80.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 185 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 190 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 199 12% 199 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) 2GB CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 23.9.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Lighting 29.4 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 45 24% 34.7 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 34.5 Splatting 27.3 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LF192HCGS-000L1 192GB 1,857 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT03L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 81 82 82 69 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 384 Write 114 Mixed 129 SusWrite 79.7 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 22.3 4K Mixed 15.7 57% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 18.4 DQ Mixed 33.8 33% 55.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 64%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 310 308 309 309 304 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 422 Write 384 Mixed 340 SusWrite 313 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 45.7 150% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 344 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 86GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 310 303 315 314 275 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 421 Write 65.4 Mixed 57 SusWrite 302 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 16.7 100% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 99.9 125% 226 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 181 192 184 185 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 167 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 186 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 72%

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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	23	3	60	29.7"	1280 720	HWP2690 HP LP3065

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Gaming 42%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	809x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	540x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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