MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 107%
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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics155% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 25 '19 at 13:30
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 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 i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 654
68% 545 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 221
Parallax 244
174% 226 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 213
Splatting 135
157% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 489
Write 345
Mixed 134
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 37.8
132% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 171
132% 186 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 187 184 184 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 96.3
Write 114
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 182
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
63GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 165
Write 161
Mixed 84
SusWrite 88.3
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58%
Great: 96%

 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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