MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86.8%, 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 Drive94.2% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 20:20
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 261
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 698
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 155
Parallax 134
124% 147 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 143
Splatting 112
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 417
Mixed 160
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 6.27
133% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 98
120% 212 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
160GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 420
Mixed 222
85% 387 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 7.47
133% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 97.7
120% 211 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 117
Write 103
Mixed 75.1
73% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.77
4K Mixed 0.3
119% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
578GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 171
Mixed 95.6
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.19
4K Write 2.83
4K Mixed 0.35
141% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.8
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.3%
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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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 $45SanDisk 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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