MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z87-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130426
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 13:57
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 72%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (7th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
39.3% Below average
Memory 47.8
1-Core 50.8
2-Core 114
40% 70.9 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 236
25% 202 Pts
64-Core 249
15% 249 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 123
Parallax 115
96% 119 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 114
Splatting 100
87% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 125 113 105 119 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 111
Write 143
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 110
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.5% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 13.1
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 73%

 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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