MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 06:04
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 233
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 626
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB; msi 1080ti aero
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 195
Parallax 192
142% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 169
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 253 245 237 233 232 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 438
Mixed 361
SusWrite 261
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 56.8
201% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 313
247% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
488GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 159 158 158 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 159
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
466GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 71 72 72 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 74.4
Write 79.5
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 71.8
51% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 26.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 49.1
81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $692
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