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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	42.2% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	May 21 '17 at 16:46
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 728 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 179 100 691 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1792 (A6) Unknown 100 100 332 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 383 (A9) Unknown 100 100 371 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 438 (AE) Unknown 100 100 66 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 100 219043332126 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 11 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 12 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 63946 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11128 (F2) Unknown 253 253 13665	42.2% Average	Read 489 Write 329 Mixed 397 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 0.05 4K Write 4.41 4K Mixed 3.92 7% 2.79 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 180 5841 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3340 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 40 40 44000 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3039 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 313 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1491887 (C2) HDA temperature 125 97 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	38.5% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 61.3 Mixed 69.5 51% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 228GB free Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 87 21531252 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3597 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 99093791 (09) Power-on hours count 43 43 50538 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2987 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 45 521338911 (C2) HDA temperature 31 55 42949672991 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 72 56 164902730 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 183 484 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	55.5% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 98.7 Mixed 88.9 71% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.42 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 68GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 86564640 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3618 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 25582157 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9504 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1785 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 95 47 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 75 63 420479001 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 71 71 59238 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 30064771097 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 37516539334188 (F1) Unknown 100 253 27311802826 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1159080005447	67% Good	Read 133 Write 101 Mixed 110 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.14 56% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.8 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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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