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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 00:10
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (70^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 638 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2660) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 241 241 244 244 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 443 Write 252 Mixed 164 SusWrite 240 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 22.7 117% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 58.2 103% 206 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 849GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 429 432 434 432 432 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 456 Mixed 440 SusWrite 416 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 49 176% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 73%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 199 204 200 204 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 235 Write 228 Mixed 108 SusWrite 200 141% 193 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1.6 378% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 136%
Apple iPod 2GB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 2GB free, PID 1303 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.4 8.2 7.8 7.8 8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Read 13 Write 8.2 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 7.9 11% 8.65 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.9% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 7.9 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,311 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	968x
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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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