MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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 (11%). 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	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 05:39
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 618 63% 508 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.5% Very good	Lighting 99.4 Reflection 158 Parallax 98.7 81% 119 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 88.1 77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 199 173 141 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 480 Mixed 409 SusWrite 186 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57.2 193% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 837GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 139 140 140 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 134 Mixed 111 SusWrite 140 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 197 206 211 210 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 188 Mixed 77 SusWrite 207 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.7 219% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 121%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 32 34 36 34 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 114%
ST ST31000528AS 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 931GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 39 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 38.7 50% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18.5 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	27"	1280 720	ACR0408 XB270HU

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,334 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	981x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	651x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	156x
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	212x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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