MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive163% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
22 months ago, 22 months ago.
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJul 24 '22 at 18:09
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 228
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 646
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 45.9
Reflection 46.1
Parallax 42.6
37% 44.9 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 42.9
Splatting 37.7
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 548 529 552 633 632 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 628
Write 523
Mixed 595
SusWrite 580
131% 581 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 71.8
222% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 814
585% 753 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 163%
Great: 393%
WD WD7501AAES-60Z2A0 750GB
120GB free
Firmware: 06.01D06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 83.9
Write 90.7
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 81.1
63% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.8% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $691
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