MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 16 '18 at 19:48
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 186
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 360
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
MSI(1462 3011) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.64% Terrible
Lighting 11
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 14.7
9% 12.5 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 10.6
Splatting 10
8% 9.64 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.64%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 107
Write 92.4
Mixed 87
72% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.08
48% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G HP698650-154-MCN 99U5474-016.A00LF HP698650-154-MCN 16GB
1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns

 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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