MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.8% 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 Drive101% 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.
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)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150529
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 231
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 634
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 115
Parallax 108
80% 107 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 102
81% 99 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
243GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 398
Mixed 415
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 27.2
145% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 128
142% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 101%
Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
193GB free
Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 486
Write 339
Mixed 341
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 25.5
110% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 47.8
89% 181 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 20.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 63%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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