MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMar 27 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 438
59% 438 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Lighting 69.4
Reflection 59.5
Parallax 85.6
57% 71.5 fps
MRender 58.7
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 76.3
54% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 141
Write 133
Mixed 134
103% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.2
85% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 109%
Sony Hard Drive 500GB
400GB free, PID 05bf
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 41.8
Mixed 40.9
53% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.34
86% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992110S (997110S) 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
33.9% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 34%

 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 2,327 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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