MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 60%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	153% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60% Above average	Memory 89.8 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 81.6 51% 74.7 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 198 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 135 Parallax 119 107% 128 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 121 Splatting 102 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 81GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 185 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 431 Mixed 387 SusWrite 167 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 57.1 183% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 216GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 255 288 288 288 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 463 Mixed 395 SusWrite 268 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60 190% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 492 599 610 621 592 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 582 Write 511 Mixed 576 SusWrite 539 124% 552 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 66.4 231% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 621 DQ Write 498 DQ Mixed 267 280% 462 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 255%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 170 174 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 170 Mixed 100 SusWrite 172 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.8 3.6 4.4 3.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 32 Write 6 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 3.5 13% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.4 185% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 1302 1866 CL10 Series 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 1302 1866 CL10 Series 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 14 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 88%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,320 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	975x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	648x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	211x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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