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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	83.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 02:30
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$53 229,359 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 (93^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 396 56% 411 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 240GB-$160 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 319 0 0 100 438 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 392 Write 436 Mixed 325 SusWrite 218 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 38.2 145% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 93.3 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 276 195% 238 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 108%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 33GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 239 249 283 281 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 453 Mixed 368 SusWrite 275 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 39.7 146% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 198 188% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 132GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 104 106 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 130 Write 115 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 107 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 109%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 2,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 10GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 28 29 29 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 102 Write 35.6 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 26.4 61% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.1 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 24GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 53%

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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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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 $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