MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	12.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 03:53
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 (62^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 104 2-Core 163 72% 119 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 354 42% 324 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% XFX(1682 3003) CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	12.4% Very poor	Lighting 8 Reflection 24.2 Parallax 40 6% 24.1 fps	MRender 23.8 Gravity 31.4 Splatting 30.9 24% 28.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 160 141 130 116 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 402 Mixed 329 SusWrite 159 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 47.3 162% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 66GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 376 385 354 356 359 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 406 Mixed 354 SusWrite 357 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 47.6 162% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 761GB free Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 362 370 340 341 344 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 416 Write 402 Mixed 340 SusWrite 343 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 36 127% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 205 178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 86GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 63 68 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 70 Write 61.7 Mixed 45 SusWrite 66.4 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 68%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 849GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 124 125 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 122 Write 28.5 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 126 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 1,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.9% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,313 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	970x
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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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 $182	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) $30	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