MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 04:23
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 195
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 386
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
93% 111 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500620AS 500GB-$145
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 63 73 79 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 1.8
Write 23.8
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 56.2
15% 20.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
766GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 155 155 154 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 158
Write 145
Mixed 80
SusWrite 154
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 126GB
117GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 8.4 13 8 7.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 15.5
Mixed 19.8
SusWrite 10.9
24% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.1
218% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 13
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 96%

 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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