MSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7821
MotherboardMSI Z97-S02 (MS-7821)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '16 at 00:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 624
67% 532 Pts
64-Core 623
39% 623 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Lighting 74
Reflection 63
Parallax 85.7
60% 74.2 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 77.6
55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 236GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 986
Write 489
Mixed 541
148% 672 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 22.5
96% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 421
DQ Mixed 104
148% 269 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 114%
Great: 161%
Intel X25-M 80GB
6GB free
Firmware: 2CV1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
35% Below average
Read 252
Write 86.8
Mixed 58.3
29% 132 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 27.9
4K Mixed 6.27
53% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 35.6
44% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team--Elite-1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1649 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 17.9
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.4%
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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