MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive78.6% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 16 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 258
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 694
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2660 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 149
Parallax 138
133% 150 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 151
Splatting 119
107% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 119%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 456
Write 320
Mixed 282
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 14.7
103% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 49.7
92% 185 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
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)
41.8% Average
Read 73.5
Write 72.1
Mixed 71.4
54% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.25
77% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 41.8%
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)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.5
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.7%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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