MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.2% 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	56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 17:03
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 105 2-Core 206 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 407 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.2% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 49.5 Parallax 64.1 44% 56 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 46.4 44% 54.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 362 405 406 401 405 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 443 Write 400 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 339 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 9.3 52% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 98 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 25.4 27% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 102%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 229GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 58 58 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 56.6 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 58.2 40% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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