MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive108% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 23:19
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 135
2-Core 257
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 665
63% 522 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 144
Parallax 144
124% 147 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 268 107 109 80 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 488
Mixed 387
SusWrite 181
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57.6
197% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 255
221% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
6GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 20 18 25 19 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Read 26.5
Write 20.8
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 20.1
18% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
106GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 34 39 29 37 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
13% Very poor
Read 10.5
Write 40
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 34.8
19% 26 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 13%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.7
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 64%

 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 2,313 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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