MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 23:06
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 453 61% 454 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1410 MHz, MLim: 2066 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 83 54% 74.2 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 60 42% 50 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 266 167 160 158 165 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 454 Mixed 387 SusWrite 222 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.4 203% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 468 382 400 436 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 384 SusWrite 426 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.1 209% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 416GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 77 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 77.5 Write 28.3 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 77.8 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 18.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,311 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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

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 $46

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