MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics167% 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 Drive164% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 17:25
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 247
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 657
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 234
Reflection 249
Parallax 243
191% 242 fps
MRender 269
Gravity 229
Splatting 148
169% 215 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 167%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 598 606 613 613 615 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 736
Write 608
Mixed 547
SusWrite 604
140% 624 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63.4
212% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 749
550% 724 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 164%
Great: 363%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 26.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 26.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 56
72% 56 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 86%

 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 2,332 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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