MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.9% 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	95.4% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 18:29
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 73.6 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 192 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 356 47% 354 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 60.6 Parallax 60.2 46% 59.2 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 48.1 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 233 221 222 222 223 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 321 Write 312 Mixed 322 SusWrite 224 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 50.9 168% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 496 338% 412 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 199%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 90GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 147 146 146 146 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 325 Write 387 Mixed 252 SusWrite 165 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 35.7 147% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 114 104% 164 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 541GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 178 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 178 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 175 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,319 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	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	211x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
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 $295	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