MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	103% 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	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 (12%). 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	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 18:05
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 210 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 477 51% 406 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Palit(1569 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 63.6 50% 65.3 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 55 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s69 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 478 504 380 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 698 Write 512 Mixed 521 SusWrite 304 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 37.3 133% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 396 288% 372 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 244%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 998GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 180 181 185 180 182 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 176 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX2133C11D3/8GX 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 2133, 1600, 2133 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	50% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	27"	1280 720	ACR072C KA272

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,329 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	979x
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	372x
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	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16