MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 228
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 462
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.5% Very good
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 85.8
Parallax 135
77% 105 fps
MRender 84.4
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 121
85% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 148 151 140 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 394
Write 115
Mixed 181
SusWrite 146
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 20.6
83% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 68.9
DQ Mixed 91.1
76% 113 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
715GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 133 133 133 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 65
Write 30.8
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 134
52% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 75%
WD My Book 500GB
270GB free, PID 1100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 39
Write 36.5
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 41.1
50% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 64%

 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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