MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150415
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 04:25
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.2% Average	Memory 59.9 1-Core 81 2-Core 110 51% 83.6 Pts	4-Core 116 8-Core 144 17% 130 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 92.6 Parallax 76.5 71% 85.5 fps	MRender 82.7 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 80.3 71% 87.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 120GB 120GB 2,908 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: M1024E SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 88 76 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 393 Write 137 Mixed 177 SusWrite 77.3 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 25.4 100% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 146 113% 154 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 86%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 559GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 38 39 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 38.5 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 37.6 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 43%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 302GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 38 39 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 39 Write 37 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 37.4 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 7.5 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 128 31% 128 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 85%

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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 2,313 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	970x
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 $182	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) $30	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