MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.4% 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 Drive	72% 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.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 12:15
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 399 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 53.8 34% 41.4 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 34.7 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 68 52 40 45 45 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 429 Write 136 Mixed 201 SusWrite 62.5 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 35.3 139% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 133 113% 170 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 77%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 15GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 37.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 44.1 28% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 35%
Hitachi HCC545016B9A300 160GB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 8GB free Firmware: PBBVCC0D SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 34 34 36 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 26.8 Mixed 21 SusWrite 33.2 21% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 35%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 47GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 49 56 55 54 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 51.6 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 390GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 180 179 179 180 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 178 Mixed 40 SusWrite 175 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x4GB 3,047 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	250x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	246x
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 $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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