MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	88.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	11.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 10:49
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 203 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 391 49% 374 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 120 119 114 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 493 Write 393 Mixed 282 SusWrite 129 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 36.6 150% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 144 161% 276 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 107GB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 131 133 143 141 156 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 131 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 143 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 108 107 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 132 Write 96.5 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 108 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 113%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 3.7 4.4 3.6 4.4 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3 Write 2.2 SusWrite 3.8 4% 3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax FLGF65F-D8WMB 2x4GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,107x
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	536x
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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16