MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive122% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 09 '18 at 20:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 259
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 748
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 201
Parallax 178
147% 186 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 177
Splatting 129
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 385 414 393 298 216 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 484
Mixed 392
SusWrite 346
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.7
212% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 250
213% 312 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
154GB free
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 424 330 307 299 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 478
Mixed 338
SusWrite 337
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 52.7
194% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 251
207% 297 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 114%
Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
454GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 127 129 130 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 136
Mixed 71
SusWrite 129
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 73%

 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 2,324 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
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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