MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive110% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 21:50
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 below expectations (33rd percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 611
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 116
Parallax 242
107% 163 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 126
Splatting 153
109% 130 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 396 311 270 247 218 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 435
Mixed 395
SusWrite 307
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 54.4
185% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 127 126 127 127 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 140
Write 43
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 122
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 166 167 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 140
Write 152
Mixed 102
SusWrite 170
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.8
366% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.3%
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 2,319 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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HDDRAMUSB
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