MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 16 '17 at 15:11
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 255
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 738
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2653 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 160
Parallax 152
123% 154 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 146
Splatting 116
104% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 505
Write 148
Mixed 232
64% 295 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 30.5
129% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 16.2
62% 139 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
127GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 78.2
Write 113
Mixed 93.4
72% 95 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55%
Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44
56GB free
Firmware: GM2OA5BA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 69.1
Write 71.6
Mixed 69.2
53% 70 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.36
83% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.6
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 112%

 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 2,311 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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