MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% 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	85.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 19:42
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 208 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 609 60% 491 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% 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 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 115 Reflection 147 Parallax 44.8 94% 102 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 202 160 203 201 195 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 461 Write 407 Mixed 315 SusWrite 203 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 36.7 127% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 253 212% 306 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 132GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 476 502 510 507 467 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 642 Write 570 Mixed 510 SusWrite 489 124% 552 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 43.4 150% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 461 DQ Mixed 606 440% 576 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 224GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 278 296 294 293 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 460 Mixed 351 SusWrite 282 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 53.5 176% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 347 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 123%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 161 161 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 168 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 161 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%

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 @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.7 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,312 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	969x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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