MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB 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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 16:28
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 239
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 483
61% 464 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2082 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 156
Parallax 130
111% 141 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 142
Splatting 118
99% 121 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 494
Write 483
Mixed 324
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50
195% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 178
184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
151GB free
Firmware: D005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 86 86 85 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 58.8
Write 72.8
Mixed 45
SusWrite 85.1
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 201 202 203 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 168
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 201
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1617 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 1,042 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $566
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