MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '18 at 15:11
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 183 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 310 45% 328 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BE) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 20 18% 19.7 fps	MRender 24.9 Gravity 22.5 Splatting 16.4 17% 21.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8191 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1463 (B1) Unknown 80 80 99 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 56 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 18 (F1) Unknown 99 99 28212187252	74.7% Very good	Read 480 Write 267 Mixed 268 74% 338 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 14.1 99% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 14.4 72% 167 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789530412 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3505 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 18708 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2617 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3921 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3921 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 171799216161 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	83.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 143 Mixed 141 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 850GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 102 Write 99.6 Mixed 97.4 128% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.22 83% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 44%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB-$15 655 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 17GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 43.7 Write 18.4 Mixed 33 37% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 0.24 4K Mixed 0.22 18% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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 $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) $30	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