MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.5% 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	96.6% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 01:35
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 665 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.5% Very good	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 105 Parallax 97.8 81% 101 fps	MRender 87.7 Gravity 90.6 Splatting 75.1 68% 84.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 286 287 286 286 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 264 Mixed 259 SusWrite 286 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.5 142% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 219 193% 291 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 128%
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 8GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 458 Mixed 368 99% 447 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.9 157% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 176 180% 292 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 89%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 30GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 96 60 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 112 Write 124 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 88.8 64% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 1302 1866 CL10 Series 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 2400, 1600, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 66%

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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 2,332 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	981x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	649x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	156x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	212x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16