MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% 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)
Boot Drive	149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1324 x 836 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 03:52
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 226 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 630 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 62.8 58% 68.8 fps	MRender 64.7 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 68.7 55% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256GD9MNE-6200A 256GB 1,347 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40000E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 473 668 663 653 663 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 595 Write 651 Mixed 522 SusWrite 600 134% 592 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.3 195% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 524 427% 611 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 225%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 332 453 449 445 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 422 Mixed 404 SusWrite 410 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.6 187% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 292 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 4x4GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 75%

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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 2,311 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	968x
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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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