MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.1% 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	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '17 at 20:53
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 620 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 87%

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: 385.28 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 59 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 64.3 48% 61.6 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 53.7 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A240G 240GB 518 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 207GB free Firmware: 8105 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.2% Very poor	Read 41.1 Write 41.9 Mixed 41.9 9% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 10.6 39% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 20.9 DQ Mixed 13.9 12% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 77%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 9133 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1562 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 28 (A8) Unknown 100 100 332 (A9) Unknown 100 100 341 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 219 (AE) Unknown 100 100 55 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 58 249109282845 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1822 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 57149 (F1) Unknown 253 253 20616 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15123 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	72.7% Very good	Read 400 Write 180 Mixed 231 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 21.8 119% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 46.9 87% 176 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 99%
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000L1 512GB 898 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 23GB free Firmware: EXT06L0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 10579 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1759 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 94 94 64 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 99 1 8751 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 45 25 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 199 199 6330 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 63 (EC) Unknown 99 99 22 (ED) Unknown 99 99 64 (EE) Unknown 100 100 0	78.6% Very good	Read 501 Write 184 Mixed 222 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 20.3 123% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 46.4 92% 189 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 103%
WD WD10EZEX-22MFCA0 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 925GB free Firmware: CC4A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 13520 (03) Spinup time 91 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1703 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 8817086321 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30035 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1141 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 4295098380 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 49 454361114 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1740 (C2) HDA temperature 26 51 73014444058 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 3 13520 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 32165010110019 (F1) Unknown 100 253 644663550 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2375683342	64.6% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 102 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.51 103% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%
Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 394GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 2224 (03) Spinup time 174 174 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5697 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15322 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2617 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 202 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5494 (C2) HDA temperature 118 91 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	70.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 115 Mixed 115 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.34 128% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 235GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 86 (03) Spinup time 129 129 21492531470 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3829 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13699 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2209 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4201 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4201 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 210454511643 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.9% Very good	Read 118 Write 130 Mixed 103 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 176GB free Firmware: CC4A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 16 (03) Spinup time 92 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1655 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 268401676 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 30529 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1143 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 55835492375 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 50 437583897 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1698 (C2) HDA temperature 25 50 73014444057 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 18 6 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 96 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 96 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129411659626603 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1195694207 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1812088847	50.7% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 84.5 Mixed 74.4 63% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 74%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,320 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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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