MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 97.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 235 89% 154 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 716 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 156 Parallax 131 122% 145 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 144 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 32 84 93 60 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 459 Mixed 428 SusWrite 103 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48 169% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 258 207% 288 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 200 192 192 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 138 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 197 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 263GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 77 76 77 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 78.5 Write 57.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 75.8 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 89 90 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 90 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 2400C11 Series 4x4GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 84%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,325 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	978x
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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16