MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.3% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150529
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 09:07
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 583
64% 505 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 65.6
62% 71.9 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 78.4
61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 193 93 93 92 93 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 456
Mixed 370
SusWrite 166
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 46.5
163% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 21.7
94% 208 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 171 169 168 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 179
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 167
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
84GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 112 110 108 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 191
Write 163
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 110
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 19
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 62%

 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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