MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.4% 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 Drive66% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 07:54
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 244
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 662
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
PNY(196E 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 131
Parallax 114
102% 123 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 119
Splatting 94.9
83% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 2.4 173 16 32 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
66% Good
Read 417
Write 232
Mixed 304
SusWrite 60.7
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 24.4
113% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 165
152% 231 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
740GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 112 112 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 120
Write 126
Mixed 66
SusWrite 112
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-10666CL9-8GBXL 16GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 17.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 58%

 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 2,312 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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