MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive94.4% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 14:51
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 242
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 726
73% 595 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7922) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 150
Parallax 141
110% 142 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 136
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 147 98 53 61 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 553
Write 323
Mixed 385
SusWrite 105
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 49.2
180% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 175
149% 212 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 107%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 70 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
41% Average
Read 72.3
Write 67.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 70
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST3160813AS 160GB-$139
149GB free
Firmware: CC2J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 120 119 120 120 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 75.2
Write 106
Mixed 53
SusWrite 115
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE KHX1866C10D3/8G 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 32GB
1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 24.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 70%

 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 2,326 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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