MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '17 at 00:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 129
2-Core 242
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 593
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 138
Parallax 111
94% 121 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 114
Splatting 104
88% 108 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 497
Mixed 513
114% 512 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 48.4
178% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 168
176% 290 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 163
Mixed 169
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.19
77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
68.1% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.3
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 85%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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