MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7850
MotherboardMSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 234
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 495
65% 488 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.1% Very good
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 106
Parallax 88.7
80% 97.7 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 94.3
77% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,010
Write 5,512
Mixed 5608
1,275% 5,710 MB/s
4K Read 447
4K Write 413
4K Mixed 413
1,425% 424 MB/s
DQ Read 1542
DQ Write 1,334
DQ Mixed 1,411
1,065% 1,429 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
781GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 93.7
Write 154
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 128
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
209% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
170GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 152 142 150 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 161
Write 154
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 150
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2061 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.5% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) Builds (Compare 3,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $748
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