MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.2% 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 Drive114% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 01:29
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 655
69% 554 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.2% Very good
Lighting 99.6
Reflection 105
Parallax 94.9
81% 99.9 fps
MRender 89.1
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 85.9
72% 88.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 289 287 287 282 280 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 474
Mixed 447
SusWrite 296
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.2
194% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 114%
Great: 128%
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
8GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 505
Write 455
Mixed 348
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 37.3
142% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 173
179% 293 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 89%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
30GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 66.7
61% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 1302 1866 CL10 Series 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 24GB
1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.8% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 66%

 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 2,332 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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