MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.4% 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	39% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 10:25
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 83.6 2-Core 227 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 326 44% 328 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% PowerColor(148C 2359) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 50.2 Parallax 54.9 37% 50.3 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 42 Splatting 36.5 34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 6.6 5 3.7 37 4.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 366 Write 292 Mixed 261 SusWrite 27.8 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 15.6 62% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 51.1 DQ Mixed 42 42% 69 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 61%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 151 158 157 152 160 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 158 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 156 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 256% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 158 160 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 146 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 159 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 347GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 81 81 81 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 78 Write 79.8 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 80.7 95% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64C0MHHHJ-HS Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0118 64C0MHHHJ-HS Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,321 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	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	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 $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 $40	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