MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '22 at 02:31
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 197 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 441 48% 377 Pts	64-Core 435 27% 435 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 72 Parallax 62 50% 65 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 56.3 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM03B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 346 Write 146 Mixed 146 46% 213 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 25.7 104% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 85 DQ Mixed 90.8 97% 169 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 849GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 387 446 456 453 454 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 387 Mixed 330 SusWrite 416 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 37 125% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 239 207% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 2,323 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	976x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	649x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	226x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	371x
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	155x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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