MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.2% 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	142% 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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 13:20
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 691 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 84A8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1189 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.2% Poor	Lighting 30.3 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 35.6 25% 31.4 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 31.9 29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 586 618 310 305 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 751 Write 616 Mixed 410 SusWrite 415 122% 548 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 59.4 207% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 295 284% 439 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 428GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 142 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 136 Write 140 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 144 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 525GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 145 146 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 164 Write 116 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 143 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 464GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 72 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 69.9 Write 62.2 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 72.1 44% 60.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 10GB free, PID 6545, Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 4 4.1 4.1 3.6 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 9.3 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 3.7 16% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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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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