MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 01:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 660
73% 575 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 140
Parallax 136
143% 150 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 127
Splatting 102
91% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 120%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 702
Write 553
Mixed 360
119% 539 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 48.7
191% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 637
DQ Mixed 630
493% 682 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 87 87 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 79.3
Write 58.3
Mixed 62
SusWrite 86.9
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 22.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $775
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