MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.1% 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 Drive	84.1% 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.
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '16 at 17:24
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 177 75% 125 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 323 33% 265 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7290 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.1% Average	Lighting 49.3 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 50.7 40% 47.8 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 50 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6141 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1855 (B1) Unknown 93 93 83 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 51 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 399 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29141067474	84.1% Excellent	Read 498 Write 343 Mixed 345 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 20.9 110% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 21.2 75% 168 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP16 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 1192 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1471 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 57 51697857504 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4869 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1141 (B4) Unknown 100 100 940886759 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032839 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 55 504758301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1552 (C2) HDA temperature 29 45 42949672989 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 16 11 1192 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 120 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 151GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 172 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1299 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4440 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1019 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 170 170 90323 (C2) HDA temperature 113 103 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 98 98 2119 (F1) Unknown 200 200 18568240556 (F2) Unknown 200 200 28877299723	54.8% Above average	Read 98.9 Write 91.7 Mixed 91.1 71% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.31 115% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 109%
Generic Storage Device 32GB 306 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 17GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 19.2 Write 16.8 Mixed 18.5 23% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.44 4K Write 3.51 4K Mixed 1.32 188% 3.76 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 9,885 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 69%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	968x
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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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 $46

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