MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 530
71% 533 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 87.9
64% 79.7 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 73
Splatting 58
54% 67.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
836GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 199 196 196 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 201
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 196
109% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2
367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-S02 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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