MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 19:10
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 90.6 2-Core 253 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 473 62% 467 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.5% Very good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 119 Parallax 110 72% 106 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.5 82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 161 101 112 67 88 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 433 Write 360 Mixed 200 SusWrite 139 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.7 164% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 236 195% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 142GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 124 Write 119 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 77.3 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 610GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 135 138 138 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 106 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 138 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 182 188 185 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 160 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 183 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 456% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 1x8GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 34%

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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 2,318 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	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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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