MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.1% 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	86.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 05:44
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 475 62% 465 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 117 Parallax 98.8 92% 109 fps	MRender 99.8 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 520ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 194 194 171 165 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 370 Write 238 Mixed 255 SusWrite 176 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 46.9 162% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 206 162% 226 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 132 145 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 114 Write 94.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 133 66% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.5 228% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 189 188 190 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 141 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 188 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 172 171 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 168 Write 164 Mixed 108 SusWrite 171 206% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 125% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.5% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 69%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,317 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	974x
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	371x
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	155x
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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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