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 below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	134% 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	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 (21%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '24 at 00:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 76.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 390 51% 385 Pts	64-Core 389 24% 389 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 495 283 126 210 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 717 Write 564 Mixed 546 SusWrite 317 120% 536 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 56.3 184% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 327 329% 537 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 282%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 479 Write 454 Mixed 340 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 52 170% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 126%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 589GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 6.6 7.6 6.7 6.8 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2666 2x8GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 90%

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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: 0P 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	68	55	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSC2F32 VX2276 Series

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,324 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	977x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	649x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	371x
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	155x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16