MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 09:53
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 181 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 310 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 40.8 40% 44.7 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 256 215 125 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 455 Mixed 386 SusWrite 177 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55.9 188% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 123GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 119 120 104 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 55 Write 63.8 Mixed 33 SusWrite 113 48% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 41 41 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 34.2 Write 34.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 39.8 27% 36 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 89%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 111 114 110 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 96 Write 96 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 112 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 74%
Mass Storage Device 8GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 125c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 20 Write 14 Mixed 12 SusWrite 19.1 22% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.5 107% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.4 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 72%

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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 2,331 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	980x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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