MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 22:01
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 382
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Lighting 50.2
Reflection 46.9
Parallax 46.4
41% 47.8 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 43.7
Splatting 38
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
361GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 96.3
Write 100
Mixed 65.1
65% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.33
82% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 70%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
6GB free
Firmware: GM4OA57A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 50
Write 50.4
Mixed 50.5
38% 50.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.4% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 9.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.4
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 62%

 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 2,319 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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