MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 30 '16 at 21:33
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 439
59% 439 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3001) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2511.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
40.9% Average
Lighting 53.3
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 66.4
43% 51.8 fps
MRender 33.9
Gravity 52.3
Splatting 44.7
36% 43.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 522
Write 364
Mixed 424
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 23.2
125% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 22.9
32% 55.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
778GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 165
Mixed 130
118% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 2.69
4K Mixed 0.32
136% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%

 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 2,327 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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