MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 09:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 477 65% 482 Pts	64-Core 474 29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 146 148 146 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 382 Write 159 Mixed 201 SusWrite 143 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 33.7 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 161 124% 170 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 82%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 67GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 96 115 96 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 329 Write 365 Mixed 292 SusWrite 120 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 12.5 81% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 29 78% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 86%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 218GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 416 416 417 368 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 467 Mixed 444 SusWrite 400 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 58.5 210% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	969x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	648x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	225x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	228x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	154x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	210x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	73x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16