MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive192% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 04:29
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (99th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 695
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 102
86% 107 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 80.7
73% 90.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 654 655 670 670 669 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 757
Write 593
Mixed 677
SusWrite 628
149% 664 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 86.2
292% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 1,117
732% 860 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 192%
Great: 425%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $701
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