MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150415
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 11:02
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 221 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 420 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.7% Above average	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 76.5 61% 76.7 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 62.3 56% 69.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 337 396 378 365 330 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 471 Mixed 394 SusWrite 340 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57 189% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 179 159% 239 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 180 178 179 174 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 142 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 174 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 174 171 173 171 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 129 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 170 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 336GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 40.9 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 43%

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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 22.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 72%

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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 2,348 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	987x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	655x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	374x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	157x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	215x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	68x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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