MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 18:02
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 371
45% 346 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 65.7
62% 72.6 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 71.2
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 521
Write 437
Mixed 496
108% 485 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 14.1
95% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 14.2
66% 155 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 111%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100
148GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 59.5
Write 78.4
Mixed 35.9
43% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.28
70% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 70%

 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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