MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7850
Motherboard	MSI Z97 PC Mate(MS-7850) (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '19 at 05:44
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 395 50% 382 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 79.3 64% 80.3 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 77.5 62% 75 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 387 Write 365 Mixed 328 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 32.4 152% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 190 181% 282 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 94%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 140GB free Firmware: M0C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,594 Write 5,698 Mixed 6,271 1,381% 6,188 MB/s	4K Read 651 4K Write 578 4K Mixed 599 2,060% 609 MB/s	DQ Read 1,744 DQ Write 1,533 DQ Mixed 1,600 1,210% 1,626 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 338GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 126 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 188 Write 153 Mixed 105 SusWrite 124 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 920GB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 101 108 110 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 79 Write 100 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 105 118% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-1600-MR 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0821 16G-D3-1600-MR 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 19.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 56%

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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	1,104x
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	165x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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