MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.8% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '17 at 21:58
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 212
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 572
59% 476 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1328 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.8% Average
Lighting 57.9
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 75.2
47% 67.2 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 56.6
Splatting 55.9
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MD03ACA300 3TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: FL1V Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 151
Write 150
Mixed 143
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.75
4K Mixed 0.58
150% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 69%

 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 2,337 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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