MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35% 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	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 12:49
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 232 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 625 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 43.4 Parallax 44 37% 44.2 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.5 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 54 52 57 54 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 492 Write 479 Mixed 351 SusWrite 60.2 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 43.3 133% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 188 158% 227 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 118%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 57GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 97 104 97 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 415 Write 244 Mixed 342 SusWrite 125 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 33.3 128% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 192 162% 233 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 89%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$58 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 109 108 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 109 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 554GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 102 102 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58% Above average	Read 100 Write 97.7 Mixed 63 SusWrite 102 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 588GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 89 89 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 73 Write 77.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 88.4 51% 70 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 67%
Samsung HD103SJ 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 186 191 191 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 181 Write 144 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 190 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 121GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 76 75 77 75 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 76.8 Write 63.5 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 77.1 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 44%
WD 15EADS External 1.5TB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 382GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 25 27 24 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 19.8 Write 19 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 25.6 23% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 35% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	77x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	45x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	22x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	22x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	12x

RAM
DDR3 1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 2,890 samples	24x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	18x
DDR3 1600 2x4GBUnknownBench 51%, 3,616 samples	13x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $354

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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