MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive121% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 05:08
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 541
70% 527 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 190
Parallax 175
144% 180 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 173
Splatting 122
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 405
Mixed 410
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 50.1
198% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 114
146% 264 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
493GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 165
Write 147
Mixed 146
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.25
84% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
103GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 144
Write 110
Mixed 126
95% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.2
88% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 29.7
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 90%
Great: 87%

 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 2,335 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95Nvidia RTX 4070 $542Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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