MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive160% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '20 at 21:40
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 430
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.1% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 111
Parallax 172
93% 132 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 121
Splatting 77.9
78% 97.6 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 643 561 558 559 565 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 593
Write 561
Mixed 631
SusWrite 587
134% 593 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 69.3
225% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 560
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 991
657% 772 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 160%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
203GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 108 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 115
Write 111
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 108
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 68%
USB DISK Pro 0GB
0GB free, PID 1620
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
3.55% Terrible
Read 10
Write 2
Mixed 3.5
SusWrite 2.7
5% 4.55 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.55%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G4K1 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 30%

 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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