MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive119% 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.
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 (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateOct 29 '18 at 03:17
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 87%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 256
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 687
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 160
Parallax 147
120% 152 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 145
Splatting 118
104% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 184 171 189 194 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 492
Mixed 370
SusWrite 213
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 64.8
222% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 364
274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
282GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 127 145 145 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 119
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 142
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
588GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 129 130 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 154
Mixed 38
SusWrite 133
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-1600-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 18.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 61%

 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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