MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '23 at 17:57
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 205 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 329 44% 332 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 207 Parallax 221 187% 219 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 155 Splatting 136 130% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FCCT128M4SSD1 128GB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 162 159 173 167 165 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 389 Write 176 Mixed 219 SusWrite 161 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 15.1 98% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 28.9 46% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 73%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 772GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 100 100 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 102 Write 87.4 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 100 69% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 59%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GR2OA3E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 92.1 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 104 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 58%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 889GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 112 115 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 127 Write 97.7 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 112 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 275% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMB4GB684CA3-16IC 0737 EWB4GB681CA3-16IC 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 16.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 56%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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