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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 18:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 220 87% 149 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 673 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 622 Write 552 Mixed 428 119% 534 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.8 173% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 694 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 265 238% 377 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 273%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 96GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 269 128 285 180 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 412 Write 358 Mixed 314 SusWrite 215 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 14.3 62% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 29.4 42% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 166 168 167 165 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 160 Mixed 82 SusWrite 166 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 113%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 931GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 40 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 42.4 54% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 86%

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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 $40	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