MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 17:06
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 110
2-Core 192
78% 132 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 436
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Lighting 93.3
Reflection 83.5
Parallax 81.5
76% 86.1 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 77
Splatting 71.7
71% 89.8 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 389 403 378 362 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 374
Mixed 385
SusWrite 369
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 44.9
133% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 223
166% 225 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 123%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
340GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 108 108 108 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 142
Write 120
Mixed 66
SusWrite 108
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87-S02 (MS-7821) Builds (Compare 153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $289
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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