MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics152% 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 Drive103% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 29 '18 at 01:37
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (78th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 212
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 659
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 217
Parallax 232
172% 220 fps
MRender 238
Gravity 202
Splatting 133
150% 191 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 239 100 90 89 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 341
Mixed 328
SusWrite 174
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 54
188% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
766GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 113 119 119 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 98.7
SusWrite 119
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.2
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.9%
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 2,317 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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