MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics127% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory26GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 26GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 26 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 04:48
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 562
59% 474 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 166
Parallax 169
142% 170 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 152
Splatting 110
118% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
543GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 24 56 57 90 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 131
Write 61.7
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 61.4
51% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.6
79% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 1TB
322GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 58 60 43 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 54.5
Write 57.8
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 56.1
71% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Hynix HMT125U6TFR8C-H9 0118 8GBH2X04E99927-15 0118 8GBH2X04E99927-15 26GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 2048, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.1% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.7
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.6
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns

 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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