MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '19 at 12:03
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 89 1-Core 57.6 2-Core 97.2 54% 81.3 Pts	4-Core 106 8-Core 216 19% 161 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.4% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 85.7 Parallax 92.7 65% 86 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 86.6 Splatting 95.2 75% 91.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 188 138 129 121 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 483 Write 444 Mixed 382 SusWrite 175 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 47.2 153% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 192 150% 209 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 408 400 428 467 459 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 420 Mixed 380 SusWrite 428 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 44.5 134% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 192 150% 207 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 414GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 163 161 167 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 99.2 Write 101 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 164 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 109%
PNY DUO-LINK 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 00b3 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 7.1 6.6 8.6 8.2 6.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	2.25% Terrible	Read 5 Write 1 Mixed 4 SusWrite 6.9 6% 4.22 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.25% Great: 9%

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 (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.6% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 10.4 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,318 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	975x
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	371x
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	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	210x
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 $273	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 $45	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