MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 193 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 329 43% 324 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 42 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 30.7 34% 36.8 fps	Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.7 34% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 45 58 62 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 97 Mixed 47 SusWrite 52 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown OCZ3RPR1866C9LV2G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1317 OCZ3RPR1866C9LV2G 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1067, 1600, 1067, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.9% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.07 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 43%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,914 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	808x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	537x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	130x
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	119x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	72x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16