MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 10% 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 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	9.05% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	83.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 23:18
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 215 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 411 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% EVGA(3842 3748) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1084 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.05% Terrible	Lighting 10.1 Reflection 9.54 Parallax 11.7 8% 10.5 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 12.4 Splatting 13.3 11% 13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.05% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 329GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 286 304 258 78 224 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 398 Write 387 Mixed 216 SusWrite 239 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 37 127% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 217 188% 279 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 688GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 127 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 85 SusWrite 128 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 122 121 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 116 Write 122 Mixed 75 SusWrite 123 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 34.8 Write 39.8 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 40.5 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 249% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 94%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 16GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 6.5 6.9 7 7 6.7 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	4.91% Terrible	Read 18 Write 6 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 6.1 11% 9.47 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 21%
Maxone USB 3.0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 430GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 19 19 19 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37 Mixed 30 SusWrite 20.5 41% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 43%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.6 7 7 7 6.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Read 3.5 Write 6.3 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 6.3 9% 5.95 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 4x8GB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,106x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	807x
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	300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
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	72x

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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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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