MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 21 '21 at 00:36
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 94.7
2-Core 189
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 380
50% 375 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.8% Average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 63.5
Parallax 86.8
51% 70.9 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 68.5
Splatting 46.8
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 35 32 32 31 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Portable 1TB
107GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 39 38 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 36.9
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 38.5
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 62%

 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 2,318 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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