MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive187% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '21 at 18:05
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 263
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 749
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3903 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 179
Parallax 169
154% 179 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 141
Splatting 123
122% 154 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 563 620 621 610 621 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 755
Write 685
Mixed 700
SusWrite 580
153% 680 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 88.1
284% 94.7 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 971
666% 818 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 187%
Great: 410%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73
80GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 242 251 251 246 250 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 270
Mixed 307
SusWrite 240
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 39.2
150% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 185
166% 253 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
497GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 180 180 179 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 136
Mixed 87
SusWrite 178
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 120 122 117 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 118
Write 103
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 120
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 74%
WD Se 4TB-$177
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 171 170 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 137
Write 108
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 169
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.7
170% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2430 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 29.1
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 28.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 47.3
84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91%
Great: 91%

 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 2,329 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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