MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
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 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive186% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 05 '22 at 20:12
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 139
2-Core 275
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 747
75% 609 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 178
Parallax 186
154% 184 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 141
Splatting 123
122% 153 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 554 611 624 633 629 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 753
Write 685
Mixed 702
SusWrite 583
153% 681 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 86.2
279% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 934
648% 806 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 186%
Great: 410%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
80GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 240 250 254 258 256 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 268
Mixed 305
SusWrite 243
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 39
149% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 189
168% 254 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
533GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 179 180 180 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 137
Mixed 92.9
SusWrite 178
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 112 111 107 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 118
Write 109
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 109
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 74%
WD Se 4TB-$90
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 169 170 150 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 136
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 163
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2425 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 28.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 28.8
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 91%

 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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