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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	49.3% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 13:55
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$65 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 203 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 547 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 95 77 97 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 414 Write 118 Mixed 144 SusWrite 92.1 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 13.2 85% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 57.6 DQ Write 58.6 DQ Mixed 11.6 22% 42.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 488GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 140 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 139 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.9 10 9 10 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	6.44% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 2.8 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 9.3 11% 9.65 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.44% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 2,172 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.4 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 63%

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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 2,344 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	985x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	654x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	373x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	158x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	214x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	67x

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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16