MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.6% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '20 at 18:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 410
49% 378 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 116
Parallax 97.6
89% 108 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 98.4
81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
142GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 449 471 481 484 484 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 474
Mixed 300
SusWrite 464
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 40.7
154% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 68.6
131% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 110%
Great: 111%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 103 106 113 109 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 71.3
Write 163
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 106
66% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.3
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%

 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 2,318 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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