MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.6% 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 Drive	117% 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '22 at 08:11
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 452 60% 453 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 118 Parallax 119 89% 116 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 106 Splatting 106 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 304 282 285 270 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 489 Mixed 410 SusWrite 271 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.8 207% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 109 110 109 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 84.1 Write 85 Mixed 82 SusWrite 107 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 33GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 100 102 104 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 96.8 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 97.6 72% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 484GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 95 96 95 93 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 71.7 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 92.4 62% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 36%

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Gaming 56%

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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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16