MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 59.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.3% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '23 at 09:29
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Memory 81.4 1-Core 81 2-Core 160 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 226 30% 224 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.14 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 37.9 24% 33 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 32 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 316 326 353 350 341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 357 Write 366 Mixed 284 SusWrite 325 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 35.1 111% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 271 204% 275 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 134%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 190GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 316 330 353 351 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 345 Write 381 Mixed 290 SusWrite 325 76% 335 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 24 83% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 304 237% 326 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 110%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 309GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 315 330 353 352 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 372 Write 390 Mixed 238 SusWrite 327 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 31.8 94% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 176 163% 254 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 204GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 154 152 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 157 Write 123 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 153 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.1 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 16.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 76%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	970x
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	370x
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	154x
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	73x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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