MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.8% 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 Drive161% 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)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 18 '22 at 23:15
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 222
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 652
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 106
Parallax 97.8
83% 102 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 95.2
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 679 685 612 630 509 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 711
Write 700
Mixed 677
SusWrite 629
153% 679 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 59.9
197% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 787
578% 757 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 161%
Great: 276%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 85 67 85 77 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
35.8% Below average
Read 33.9
Write 57.8
Mixed 32.4
SusWrite 89.1
39% 53.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 3.1
527% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
60% Good
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 20.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60%
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 2,318 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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