MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '16 at 16:07
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 72%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 464
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
Gigabyte(1458 22C0) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.137.1
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 42.6
Reflection 49.5
Parallax 52.1
35% 48.1 fps
MRender 49.2
Gravity 37.9
Splatting 38.2
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
296GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 152
Write 127
Mixed 91
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.21
67% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2471 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 28.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 27.6
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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