MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '18 at 15:12
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 264
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 540
71% 531 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.9%
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 (97th percentile)
57% Above average
Lighting 71.3
Reflection 72
Parallax 93.8
58% 79.1 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 58.4
55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
823GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 188 192 194 192 195 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 77.2
Write 202
Mixed 30.3
SusWrite 192
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.2
393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.7%
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)
64.6% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.1
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.6%
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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