MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.4% 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	96% 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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 214 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 583 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% POV(1ACC 570B) 1.2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 38.1 25% 38.3 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 25 Splatting 31.3 26% 32.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 217 290 241 233 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 297 Mixed 287 SusWrite 235 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.8 162% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 179 162% 244 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 96%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$66 1,945 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 360GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 137 137 137 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 136 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 666GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 134 134 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 123 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 134 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 331GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 101 105 105 109 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 105 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 0420 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

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