MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150415
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 95 1-Core 100 2-Core 157 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 322 37% 289 Pts	64-Core 251 16% 251 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 56.9 Reflection 82.2 Parallax 51.3 46% 63.5 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 57.5 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 287 Mixed 252 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 25 61% 15.8 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 135GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 94 103 110 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 29.7 Write 44.2 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 99.7 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 112%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 33GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 38.9 Mixed 33.1 SusWrite 40.4 28% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 64%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	5.88% Terrible	Read 9.7 Write 9.2 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 10.8 8% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 5.88% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 20.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $37Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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