MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJan 25 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 225
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 428
58% 429 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.6% Very good
Lighting 97.6
Reflection 112
Parallax 102
80% 104 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 37.8
59% 77.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 75 54 82 125 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 144
Write 114
Mixed 69
SusWrite 85.7
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.2
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $701
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