MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.6% 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 Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 30 '18 at 21:38
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 580
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 124
Parallax 105
98% 116 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 109
Splatting 110
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 481
Write 316
Mixed 338
84% 378 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 22.1
105% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 26
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 24.9
44% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 99%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
24GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 517
Write 257
Mixed 264
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 88.4
4K Mixed 14.1
107% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 32.6
86% 185 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
446GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 127
Mixed 132
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.18
65% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
185GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 102
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.17
78% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 63%

 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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