MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.6% 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 Drive266% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 12:55
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 562
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 576
36% 576 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 99.1
84% 105 fps
MRender 92.9
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 86.3
75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
638GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1711 1403 1405 1404 1411 1408 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 1,779
Write 2,000
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 1,457
386% 1,711 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 64.3
228% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 847
618% 813 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 266%
Great: 335%
Drevo X1 SSD 480GB
175GB free
Firmware: P0510D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 358 355 310 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 346
Mixed 322
SusWrite 274
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 42.4
148% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 232
190% 271 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 102%
Sandisk X300 MSATA 256GB
186GB free
Firmware: X3520012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 236 252 233 251 248 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 423
Write 333
Mixed 232
SusWrite 252
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 36.3
146% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 209
178% 261 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 M378B1G73QH0-CK0 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 M378B1G73QH0-CK0 28GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 17.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns

 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 2,313 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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