MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	142% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 504 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1616 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 78 Parallax 69.8 62% 74.9 fps	MRender 81.4 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 62.3 58% 72.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 402 296 295 270 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 909 Write 922 Mixed 608 SusWrite 321 154% 690 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.7 211% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 506 DQ Mixed 407 323% 445 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 50GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 397 437 439 439 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 413 SusWrite 395 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.1 243% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 364 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 257GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 147 142 144 147 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 149 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 143 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 161 158 152 161 163 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 95.7 Write 131 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 156 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 26.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 79%

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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 $75Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16