MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 21:51
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 182 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 349 47% 350 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 72.4 62% 74.6 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 71 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 39 39 41 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 479 Write 83.7 Mixed 87 SusWrite 37.3 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 24.8 4K Mixed 25.3 95% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 30.9 DQ Mixed 69.1 69% 118 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 183 181 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 26 SusWrite 183 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 164 165 171 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 169 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 166 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 64%

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

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Typical Z97-S02 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	65x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	58x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	26x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	69x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	18x
DDR3 1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 2,890 samples	15x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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