MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive84.4% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 01:35
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 145
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 747
80% 639 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
MSI(1462 3810) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 116
Parallax 253
124% 174 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 143
Splatting 160
117% 140 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 117%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Biwin SSD 128GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 145 119 61 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 513
Write 146
Mixed 204
SusWrite 126
54% 247 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 40.6
154% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 152
127% 186 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 90%
Toshiba HG6 128GB
108GB free
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 457 458 460 461 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 458
Mixed 442
SusWrite 456
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 48.2
164% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 345
256% 338 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 114%
Great: 104%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
50GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 77 79 84 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 443
Write 114
Mixed 138
SusWrite 84.7
42% 195 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 18.6
98% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 27.1
49% 99.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 78%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60
161GB free
Firmware: JE3AD70F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 61 62 61 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 59.3
Write 56.5
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 62
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1866C11 1315 BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1866C11 24GB
1600, 1400, 1600, 1400 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 26.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns

 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 2,313 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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