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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '18 at 10:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 536 72% 537 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 520ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 147140454 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 -73237782293245 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 81 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 22 22 78 (BD) vendor-specific 26 41 1013614968858 (C2) HDA temperature 26 41 1013614968858 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 147140454 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 147140454 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 147140454 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 56207 (EA) Unknown 0 0 38246 (F1) Unknown 0 0 38246 (F2) Unknown 0 0 46381	80.9% Excellent	Read 508 Write 236 Mixed 309 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 20 125% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 69.8 93% 170 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 123 Write 86.2 Mixed 62.6 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 3.97 4K Mixed 0.44 158% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 190560856 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14388 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 94204326 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12017 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 33 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 327685 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 71 62 588513309 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 20581 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 77309411357 (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 -80955838556303 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15164420930 (F2) Unknown 100 253 246799699181	72.9% Very good	Read 107 Write 145 Mixed 116 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 5.35 4K Mixed 0.52 182% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 110%
WD My Book 1140 1.5TB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 869GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 69.3 Write 53.6 Mixed 56.1 74% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.17 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	975x
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	371x
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	155x
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	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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