MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '17 at 13:29
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 208
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 383
52% 384 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (98 fps cap detected)
80.4% Excellent
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 98.3
Parallax 77.2
81% 91.5 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 98.7
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 146
Write 104
Mixed 116
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.11
39% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.1% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 59%

 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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