MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
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 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82% 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 Drive82.1% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '21 at 12:19
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU5%
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 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 i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 205
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 600
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 107
Parallax 98.3
84% 103 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 93.7
78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 127 111 149 150 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 507
Write 148
Mixed 203
SusWrite 134
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 38.4
146% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 150
126% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
834GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 161 160 158 161 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 150
Write 102
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 156
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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