MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.65% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive111% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJun 01 '21 at 17:29
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 211
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 631
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Zotac(19DA 1308) 1GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.65% Terrible
Lighting 7.1
Reflection 5.7
Parallax 8.4
6% 7.07 fps
MRender 4.7
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 7.2
5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.65%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 441 76 62 71 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 491
Mixed 372
SusWrite 192
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.9
202% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 252
220% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 111%
Great: 125%
LEXAR JD FIREFLY 4GB
3GB free, PID a701
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
5.39% Terrible
Read 22.1
Write 4
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.3
9% 8.65 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 7%
WD Elements 1TB
480GB free, PID 1023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 30.7
Write 32.4
Mixed 26.1
SusWrite 36.3
43% 31.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 61%

 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 2,320 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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