MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.9% 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)
Boot Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150529
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 07:24
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 585
62% 498 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Lighting 63
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 82.4
51% 67.2 fps
MRender 55.8
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 72.2
50% 59.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 489
Write 251
Mixed 270
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 22.9
98% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 48.2
82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75
1TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 164
Mixed 134
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
153GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 144
Write 143
Mixed 134
106% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.23
95% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.1%
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 2,336 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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