MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7930
Motherboard	MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150518
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 578 61% 487 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 166 Parallax 180 139% 172 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 152 Splatting 108 119% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 58 61 57 61 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 341 Write 202 Mixed 213 SusWrite 67.3 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 34.6 135% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 190 148% 206 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 153 149 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 145 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 151 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 65%

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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 Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930) Builds (Compare 39 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 81%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7930)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	22x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	11x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	2x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	4x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	6x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
WDS500G2B0C 500GBWDCBench 193%, 3,120 samples	3x

RAM
8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 531 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	3x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $701

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