MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.96% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive106% 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.
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$45
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 560
61% 485 Pts
64-Core 571
35% 571 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
Gigabyte(1458 3481) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
5.96% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 2.41
6% 6.77 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 5
Splatting 7.57
6% 7.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.96%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 305 304 301 291 291 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 442
Mixed 375
SusWrite 315
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 40.6
172% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40
75GB free
Firmware: ES2ZB90A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 45 45 45 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Read 50
Write 46.6
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 45.1
32% 43.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 46%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 135 135 139 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 162
Write 149
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 135
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB
1867, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 24.3
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 70.3%
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 2,322 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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