MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 22 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 202
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 623
62% 508 Pts
64-Core 604
37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gainward(10B0 2484) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 203
Parallax 210
179% 211 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 144
Splatting 128
123% 153 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 462
Write 305
Mixed 348
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 52.4
181% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 234
209% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
914GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 125 126 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 172
Write 172
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 125
90% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14.9
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 61%

 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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