MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7821
Motherboard	MSI Z87-S02 (MS-7821) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140719
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '17 at 13:19
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 97.6 2-Core 183 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 321 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 101 Reflection 115 Parallax 96.1 82% 104 fps	Gravity 94.4 Splatting 100 87% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7924 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 66 (B1) Unknown 98 98 79 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 37436692636	78.8% Very good	Read 517 Write 260 Mixed 382 85% 387 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 23.2 133% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 130 83% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 193 9241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 65 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7913 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 92 (C2) HDA temperature 123 114 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	95.4% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 152 Mixed 152 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.2 97% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.8 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

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 $62Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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