MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.9% 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 Drive105% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateDec 12 '17 at 03:47
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 220
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 583
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 114
Parallax 105
91% 110 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 97.4
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 480GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSBG200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 425
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 42
144% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 82.1
109% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
884GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 185
Mixed 171
135% 179 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.33
98% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.1
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 76%

 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 2,313 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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