MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 01:57
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 501 67% 500 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 154 Parallax 136 120% 146 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 143 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,502 Write 6,459 Mixed 6,572 1,526% 6,845 MB/s	4K Read 658 4K Write 289 4K Mixed 365 1,617% 437 MB/s	DQ Read 2,070 DQ Write 1,711 DQ Mixed 1857 1,400% 1,879 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 120GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 243 240 242 243 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 476 Write 246 Mixed 174 SusWrite 242 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 24.7 129% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 56.3 104% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 399GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 125 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 90.5 Write 88 Mixed 59 SusWrite 124 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 682GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 169 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 165 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 173 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 1,744 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,313 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	970x
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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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