MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 457
57% 436 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.3% Above average
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 61.5
54% 65.8 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 63
Splatting 55.5
51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 143 143 143 140 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75% Very good
Read 360
Write 209
Mixed 217
SusWrite 147
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 38
141% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 138
117% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
69GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 112 104 116 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 275
Write 146
Mixed 176
SusWrite 109
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 38.3
147% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 119
94% 129 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 73%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137
277GB free
Firmware: SD1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 101 102 103 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 78.1
Write 12.7
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 101
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24.9
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 25.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%

 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 1,043 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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