MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 09 '16 at 20:48
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 79 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 159 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 241 31% 235 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	2.84% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 1.15 Parallax 4.44 0% 1.96 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 11.8 Splatting 12.8 8% 9.02 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 2.84% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 69492571750107 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1448 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1448 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 3915187 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1448 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 157943 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 56 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 157943 (F2) Unknown 100 100 203254 (F9) Unknown 100 100 6114	69.3% Good	Read 482 Write 151 Mixed 227 62% 286 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 12.7 121% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 12.8 47% 103 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 48GB free Firmware: GH2ZB550 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 209 209 81604378625 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4525 (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 80 80 9098 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2520 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 461 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 57 57 438796 (C2) HDA temperature 250 250 171799085080 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	66.7% Good	Read 101 Write 132 Mixed 113 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.19 78% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600LLA Series 4x2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.7% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 10.7 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,916 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	1,111x
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	538x
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	166x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16