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 (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 13:44
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 654 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 526 448 212 92 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 738 Write 509 Mixed 533 SusWrite 316 117% 524 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 47.3 168% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 461 312% 373 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 244%
ST4000DM001-1FK1 4TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 165 167 170 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 166 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.8 7% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 16%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 115 118 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 108 Write 103 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 116 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 113%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 149 Write 2.3 Mixed 10.1 39% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 113%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 89.7 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 98.6 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 80%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,352 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	990x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	655x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	230x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	375x
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	157x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	215x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	68x

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