MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 02:17
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 602 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 76.1 64% 80 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 67.9 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 475 Write 483 Mixed 306 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.7 197% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 182 179% 284 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 254GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 124 121 120 124 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 132 Mixed 70 SusWrite 123 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 42GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 107 106 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 162 Write 121 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 107 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 150 149 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 108 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 149 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 84%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 64GB 1,196 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 60GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 26 26 26 23 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 84.5 Write 15.8 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 25.1 42% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 40%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 174 177 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 84.3 Write 114 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 173 138% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.5 293% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 63%

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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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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 $45	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