MSI Z97 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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '17 at 21:55
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 408 56% 414 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1594 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 52 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 43.9 42% 48.3 fps	Gravity 44.6 Splatting 39.4 37% 42 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280 923 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1881 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1029 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 42 (A3) Unknown 100 100 27 (A4) Unknown 100 100 46180 (A5) Unknown 100 100 139 (A6) Unknown 100 100 17 (A7) Unknown 100 100 45 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 388 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 83799 (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 100 100 16 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 406868 (F2) Unknown 100 100 335653 (F5) Unknown 100 100 738880	106% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 446 Mixed 484 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.3 149% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 72.4 112% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 406GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 88 3573 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 736 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3454 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 35 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 676 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 16 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 62 184684707875 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 14422 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 35 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 17274	55.9% Above average	Read 95.4 Write 99.4 Mixed 96.1 73% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,025 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 8.9 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	805x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	471x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	535x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	299x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
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	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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