MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. 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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39.8% 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	107% 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	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 (13%). 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '16 at 04:16
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 302 44% 324 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7306 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 45 42% 48.4 fps	MRender 45.6 Gravity 45.2 Splatting 40.2 35% 43.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280 923 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1530 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 760 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 42 (A3) Unknown 100 100 27 (A4) Unknown 100 100 34648 (A5) Unknown 100 100 134 (A6) Unknown 100 100 8 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 300 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 71105 (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 100 100 13 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 292527 (F2) Unknown 100 100 276837 (F5) Unknown 100 100 554368	107% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 453 Mixed 479 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.1 149% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 72.8 113% 213 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 229GB free Firmware: 2.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8552 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 555 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1453 (A9) Unknown 100 100 4298178565 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 191 191 51554287702 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 166 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 171800592417 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	80.6% Excellent	Read 477 Write 216 Mixed 285 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 24.6 131% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 27.9 73% 153 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 97%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 449GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 88 3585 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 478 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1354 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 26 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 415 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 12 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 62 184684904479 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 8924 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 26 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 15719	55.7% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 99.1 Mixed 97.2 73% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.32 94% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer 2GB 438 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	5.94% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 5.57 Mixed 7.32 11% 11 MB/s	4K Read 7.56 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.02 29% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.94% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 0420 DDR3 1600 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 16.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%

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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	1,105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	805x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	471x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	535x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	299x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	128x
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	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	71x

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Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16