MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.2% 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 Drive141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 664
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 126
Parallax 104
93% 115 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 131
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 381 292 290 288 286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 709
Write 600
Mixed 384
SusWrite 300
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 51.6
206% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 636
DQ Mixed 632
494% 682 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 141%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 275 296 295 294 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 472
Mixed 380
SusWrite 280
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63.5
218% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
699GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 115 114 115 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 99.2
Write 96.5
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 114
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 19
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 71%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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