MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '23 at 16:25
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 97.1 2-Core 167 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 426 46% 364 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 881D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.18 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.8% Poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 98.5 Parallax 113 0% 70.6 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 77.7 79% 99.1 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 596GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 80 80 78 80 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 244GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 1347 636 257 371 387 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 1,219 Write 1371 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 705 258% 1,144 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 34.6 111% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 159 119% 158 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 365%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 300GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 255 81 82 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 436 Write 417 Mixed 391 SusWrite 161 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 30.9 99% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 162 121% 161 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 128%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 151 151 152 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 139 Mixed 126 SusWrite 150 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 98%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 161 163 165 173 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 166 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 165 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 767GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 106 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 127 Write 130 Mixed 105 SusWrite 106 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 166 166 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 166 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 166 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 865GB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 90 88 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 57.8 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 88.8 95% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 DDR3 1600 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.2 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 60%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16