MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.6% 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)
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 22:07
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i5-4690K-$101 152,974 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.4% Average	1-Core 82.4 2-Core 160 57% 121 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 218 29% 214 Pts	64-Core 212 14% 212 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 268,973 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 146 Reflection 115 Parallax 130 38% 130 fps	MRender 82.5 Gravity 124 Splatting 85.3 34% 97.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$28 50,000 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1GB free Firmware: Z22000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 484 Write 207 Mixed 208 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 14.3 118% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 80.3 90% 152 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 77%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$70 93,032 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 760 Write 667 Mixed 644 154% 690 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 82.5 277% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 810 586% 758 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 273%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 822,948 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 114GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 135 129 126 130 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 114 Mixed 83 SusWrite 132 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 113%
WD My Book 1235 2TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 433GB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 16 16 24 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 10,424 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 22.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 73%

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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 7,465 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 258,479 samples	2,898x
Core i5-4690KIntel $101Bench 73%, 152,974 samples	2,360x
Core i7-4790Intel $325Bench 69%, 132,824 samples	519x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 52%, 512,504 samples	1,532x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	635x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	887x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $97Bench 113%, 414,632 samples	496x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $70Bench 55%, 209,618 samples	203x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 57,543 samples	694x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 62%, 9,626 samples	274x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 47,669 samples	238x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $929

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24