MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.6% 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 Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration387 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 259
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 521
70% 521 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 123
Reflection 55
Parallax 108
100% 95.5 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 47.6
Splatting 62.2
60% 75.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 473
Write 23.2
Mixed 163
47% 220 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 5.15
92% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 76.5
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 3.81
36% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
83GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 93.9
Write 90.3
Mixed 22.8
50% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.22
90% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 112%
Corsair VoyagerAir2 1TB
6GB free, PID 1a08
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
14.7% Very poor
Read 28.8
Write 25.6
Mixed 14.8
28% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.18
61% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.7%
Great: 35%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 8GB
6GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 21.3
Write 3.27
Mixed 5.01
9% 9.87 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
58% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.5% Poor
MC Read 9.3
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 34%

 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 2,321 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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