MSI Z87-G41 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 as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '17 at 17:28
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 717 71% 581 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7850) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6381 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 443 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 36 (AD) Unknown 100 100 144310370 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 183 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4700320	37.5% Below average	Read 286 Write 31 Mixed 160 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 5.8 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.5 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 3.14 14% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 83%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 199GB free Firmware: GU001U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 3728 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1142 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 11816 (0A) Spinup retry count 122 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 520 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 604 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 100 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 57527 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 193274380318 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 328 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 16441 (DE) Loaded hours 91 91 3914 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 349 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	37.5% Below average	Read 66.8 Write 63.7 Mixed 58.6 47% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.21 63% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM34GU48C16-999HB 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0815 IM34GU48C16-999HB 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 12.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $249

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	247x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	78x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	74x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	18x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	18x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $566

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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