MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive70.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '18 at 10:33
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 661
70% 558 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 148
Parallax 154
131% 154 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 150
Splatting 116
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 469
Write 179
Mixed 285
68% 311 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 74.2
4K Mixed 16.2
105% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 40.5
82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 70.2
Write 77
Mixed 78.8
57% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.18
85% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.5
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 59.5
67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.9%
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 2,311 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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