MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.7% 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 Drive92.1% 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 Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 17:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 210
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 594
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.6
83% 102 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 92.5
Splatting 93.8
76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 57 36 24 24 25 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 440
Mixed 355
SusWrite 67.2
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 49.4
173% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 230
208% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 179 179 176 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 181
Mixed 30
SusWrite 178
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.9%
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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