MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.4% 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 Drive118% 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.
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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 17:10
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 694
73% 584 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 114
Parallax 99.5
91% 108 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 412
Mixed 414
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 49.1
184% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 111
145% 263 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 153
Mixed 158
121% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.31
92% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 136
Write 137
Mixed 143
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.29
98% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7
45GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 151
Write 107
Mixed 117
154% 125 MB/s
4K Read 5.88
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.4
181% 3.52 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.1%
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 2,318 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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