MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.5% 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)
Boot Drive	80.5% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 10:34
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 628 61% 500 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 43.4 36% 43.7 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.4 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 51 40 40 44 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 492 Write 308 Mixed 360 SusWrite 73.2 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 42.6 141% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 192 169% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 118%
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 59GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 100 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77% Very good	Read 496 Write 421 Mixed 360 SusWrite 133 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 32.2 125% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 189 158% 227 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 89%
WD Red 5TB (2014)-$185 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 114 113 115 116 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 555GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 94 96 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.3 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 96.9 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 632GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 91 Write 71 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 87.5 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 67%
Samsung HD103SJ 3TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 187 189 192 190 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 156 Write 144 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 187 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
WD 15EADS External 1.5TB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 382GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 23 24 26 28 26 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 39.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 27.4 43% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 21%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 572GB free, PID 5000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 90 89 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 90.8 Write 90.5 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 87.1 118% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.2 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 9.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 63%

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Desktop 77%

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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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16