MSI Z97 PC Mate

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.6% 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	90.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 99 2-Core 193 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 565 55% 449 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 49.3 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 41.7 40% 46 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 43 Splatting 38.1 33% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 845DC EVO 240GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT03X3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 250 266 268 268 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 269 Mixed 231 SusWrite 264 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 37 138% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 214 174% 250 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 401 436 441 440 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 464 Mixed 310 SusWrite 431 91% 401 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.6 152% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 133 127% 192 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 104%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 824GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 400 436 440 440 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 368 Write 465 Mixed 310 SusWrite 430 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.9 152% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 135 129% 194 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G3D21BCE1.16FN 4x8GB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 24.7 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 22.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 PC Mate Builds (Compare 5 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 53%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	1x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1x

SSD
SSDNow KC400 256GBKingston $35Bench 85%, 2,939 samples	3x
M4 64GBCrucial $92Bench 55%, 7,336 samples	1x

RAM
64C0MHHHJ-HS 4x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 399 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	1x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	1x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $515

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