MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 260
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 665
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 106
Parallax 106
76% 102 fps
MRender 92.3
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 95.5
77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900711
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 4.8 8 48 48 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 386
Write 275
Mixed 278
SusWrite 46.5
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 0.7
72% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 29.9
30% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
353GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 129 129 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 123
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2B1333C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1333C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.5% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.5%
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 2,311 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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