MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 07 '16 at 01:47
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 620 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 40.2 38% 44.3 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.4 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13057 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2001 (B1) Unknown 95 95 49 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 51 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 74 (EB) Unknown 99 99 437 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13611426235	46% Average	Read 391 Write 60.8 Mixed 95 39% 182 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 10.3 85% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.5 DQ Write 73.6 DQ Mixed 9.76 19% 37.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 85%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 8GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 328 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 35 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 73 56 188979871771 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7190	79.8% Very good	Read 503 Write 346 Mixed 350 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 9.74 93% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 45.2 97% 202 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 135 135 34387591594 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3128 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11142 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2024 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9494 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9494 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 188979544099 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8795	94.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 129 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.22 82% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 107%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 480GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 175 170 6233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2249 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9530 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1918 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 399 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 22695 (C2) HDA temperature 117 103 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 6 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 7	49% Average	Read 95.5 Write 75 Mixed 73.5 61% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.22 70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 177GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 75 72427930 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3209 (05) Reallocated sector count 88 51 16016 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 36820447 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21026 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1533 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 4829 (BC) Unknown 100 99 42950328331 (BD) vendor-specific 85 85 15 (BE) vendor-specific 64 49 655622180 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 163 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 55 55 90269 (C2) HDA temperature 36 51 68719476772 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 1 120 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 1 120 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 101442832570926 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2994014400458 (F2) Unknown 100 253 43373020422666	62.8% Good	Read 104 Write 115 Mixed 91.1 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.32 91% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 19.3 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 58%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	809x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	472x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	538x
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 $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16