MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141223
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '19 at 19:41
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 210 83% 142 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 639 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 174 Parallax 175 152% 179 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 154 Splatting 114 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 44 49 134 69 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 349 Write 212 Mixed 285 SusWrite 85.3 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 40.4 145% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 170 151% 229 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 107 105 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 108 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 85%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 46GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 109 106 90 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 72 SusWrite 101 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 101%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 34GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 92 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 92.3 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 93.1 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0844 2TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 617GB free, PID 0844 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 66.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 36 SusWrite 56 75% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 42%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 40GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 35 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 35.3 Mixed 25 SusWrite 36.6 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 298GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 35 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 35.2 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 103%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 2TB 1,043 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 33 32 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 32.7 42% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 69% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R538G1601U2S 2x8GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,106x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	806x
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	300x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	258x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	168x
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	72x

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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