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 (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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 00:42
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 187 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 364 43% 330 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 136 144 124 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 392 Write 182 Mixed 209 SusWrite 140 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 13.9 86% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 21.2 44% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 72%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 80GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 68 67 69 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 67 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 69%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 70GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 76.1 Write 76.8 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 64 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 59%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 18 21 18 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 102 Write 30.9 Mixed 7 SusWrite 18.1 39% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 38% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,062 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.9% 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 $109Bench 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 $295	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