MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	1.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '22 at 05:55
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 195 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 551 56% 455 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 41.4 36% 36.4 fps	MRender 33 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 34.3 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 280 92 70 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 433 Write 191 Mixed 354 SusWrite 153 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 46.3 161% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 279 211% 283 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 232GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 99 97 102 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 84 Write 81.5 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 97.6 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 68%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 64GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 108 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 85.3 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 107 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 83%
Sabrent Disk Dev 8TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 6TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 23 21 21 21 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.1% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 143 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 22.1 101% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 66%
Sabrent Disk Dev 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 145 145 144 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.5% Above average	Read 134 Write 142 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 143 161% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 117% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8% Terrible	Read 25 Write 18.8 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 14.1 24% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,334 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	981x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	651x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x
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	156x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16