MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130918
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateApr 04 '17 at 00:23
Run Duration284 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 400
54% 400 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7850) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.98% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 6.81
3% 5.79 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.96
6% 6.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.98%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7b Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 476
Write 122
Mixed 194
57% 264 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 10.9
89% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 34
55% 107 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
877GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 105
Write 109
Mixed 128
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.55
123% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
49GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 57.5
Write 56
Mixed 55.7
42% 56.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.3
87% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 43%
JetFlash TS1GJF110 1GB
1GB free, PID 0151
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.22% Terrible
Read 10.1
Write 7.07
Mixed 8.22
10% 8.47 MB/s
4K Read 0.09
4K Write 0.06
4K Mixed 0.03
4% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.22%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55.6%
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 1,043 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $561
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HDDRAMUSB
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