MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140221
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '17 at 01:15
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 227
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 612
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.95
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 121
Parallax 112
93% 116 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 514
Write 353
Mixed 354
90% 407 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 23.4
144% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 47.5
DQ Write 88.6
DQ Mixed 22.8
30% 52.9 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
913GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 160
Write 126
Mixed 127
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 0.47
142% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.1% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.4
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 11.1
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-S02 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $289
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