MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7930
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 12 '18 at 09:12
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 431
60% 442 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB;
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.9% Good
Lighting 84.1
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 72.9
68% 79.9 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 76.5
Splatting 80.4
64% 77.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 160
Write 141
Mixed 132
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.3
120% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.8
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 114 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI PLUS (MS-7930) - $154

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $796
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