MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 21:57
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 650
72% 565 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 139
Parallax 118
103% 128 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 308 299 293 265 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 483
Mixed 344
SusWrite 297
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 51.1
181% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 249
209% 305 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 185 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 165
Mixed 100
SusWrite 185
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.3
264% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 60%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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