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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	162% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 17:47
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 189 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 589 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390 497 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 757 759 762 762 763 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,110 Write 764 Mixed 701 SusWrite 759 186% 833 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 51.4 191% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 453 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 201 171% 260 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 224%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 148 148 147 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 146 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 146 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 111%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 191GB free Firmware: 08.00K08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 107 Write 99.7 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 103 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 76%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 435GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 64 64 66 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 70 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 64.8 47% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL10 8GB 4x8GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

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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