MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics158% 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 Drive182% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 18 '17 at 23:34
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU10%

 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)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 257
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 681
72% 574 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 207
Parallax 213
199% 221 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 188
Splatting 127
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 158%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
511GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,008
Write 948
Mixed 961
217% 973 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.5
207% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 403
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 212
222% 363 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 182%
Great: 445%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 192
Mixed 183
147% 196 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.32
96% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
70.4% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 23.5
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 85%

 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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