MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.7% 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 Drive95.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '19 at 19:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 120
2-Core 270
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 709
77% 609 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 37D4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 118
Parallax 113
103% 119 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 105
Splatting 87.5
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 298 305 297 301 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 325
Mixed 299
SusWrite 297
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 34.6
149% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 244
208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 129%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
655GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 460 328 305 322 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 398
Write 367
Mixed 374
SusWrite 362
85% 375 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 41.5
152% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 345
258% 342 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
771GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 149 149 149 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 166
Mixed 30
SusWrite 149
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 24.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 73%

 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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