MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.4% 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	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	17.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '17 at 11:44
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 206 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 345 45% 339 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 59.3 49% 62.3 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 54 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 126GB free Firmware: 2CV102HA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17908 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3575 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 107 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 44333 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 8971 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 1 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3424924559 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	43% Average	Read 255 Write 106 Mixed 151 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 6.93 75% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 88.1 DQ Mixed 47.5 55% 97.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 46%
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75 5,451 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4542 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 427 (AA) Unknown 65 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 51 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 30 100 47247196190 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 51 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 389518 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 29 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 65 100 0 (E9) Unknown 52 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 389518 (F2) Unknown 100 100 162768 (F9) Unknown 100 100 82420	55.2% Above average	Read 416 Write 156 Mixed 208 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 9 94% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 10.5 22% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 766GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 227138984 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1019 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 26441884 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11712 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 422 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 60 521338909 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 43 43 114493 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 38654705693 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -4685809315427 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9526895943 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1204166594215	93.5% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 140 Mixed 141 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.17 63% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 819 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,313 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	970x
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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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