MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive100% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 20:12
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 459
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 42.6
7% 28.8 fps
MRender 39.4
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 40.6
27% 31.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 375 412 382 412 376 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 399
Write 264
Mixed 317
SusWrite 379
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 39.2
152% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 258
214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Toshiba MK2035GSS 200GB-$285
41GB free
Firmware: DK020M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 37.6
Write 38.2
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 27
23% 31.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 21%
ST320005 42AS 2TB
1.5TB free, PID fc77
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 104 104 104 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.9% Average
Read 99.8
Write 109
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 104
129% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
98% 1.17 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 80%

 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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