MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.5% 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 Drive	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 08:23
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 115 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 590 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 555 34% 555 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 70.2 60% 73.4 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 62.8 56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 129 130 120 111 137 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 365 Write 213 Mixed 224 SusWrite 129 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 37 136% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 176 131% 173 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 84%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 906GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 130 132 132 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 111 Write 137 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
Generic Flash Disk 134GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 28GB free, PID 7777 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.6 8.8 8.9 9.2 8.9 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 8.7 9% 7.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB 3,428 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 63%

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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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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