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MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150108
Uptime20.4 Days
Run DateAug 03 '22 at 10:20
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$110
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 520
54% 436 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 166
Parallax 103
86% 125 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 101
Splatting 98.3
80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 239 197 193 189 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 478
Mixed 389
SusWrite 207
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 59.2
198% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$49
54GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 385 81 60 45 42 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 485
Write 418
Mixed 419
SusWrite 139
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 32.6
152% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 46.4
102% 206 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 177 176 177 176 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 192
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 173
100% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 62%

 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 219 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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