MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive126% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '17 at 03:55
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 462
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
PNY(196E 11D9) 3GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 60.8
56% 66.9 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 66.9
Splatting 70.4
57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 1,019
Write 657
Mixed 756
180% 811 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 18.5
120% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.9
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 49.6
90% 166 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 126%
Great: 332%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
19GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 512
Write 205
Mixed 285
73% 334 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 3.89
112% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 26.3
67% 139 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.6%
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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