MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
Boot Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 20:18
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 552
73% 550 Pts
64-Core 549
34% 549 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 193
Parallax 164
148% 180 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 149
Splatting 130
111% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
54GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
65% Good
Read 504
Write 351
Mixed 345
89% 400 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 7.25
65% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 40.9
DQ Mixed 25
42% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65%
Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 483
Write 193
Mixed 222
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 11.2
85% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 22.4
63% 139 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 158
Mixed 116
109% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.24
96% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
906GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 187
Mixed 162
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.32
102% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 28.6
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 26.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 88.2%
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 2,313 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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