MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	150% 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.
Boot Drive	81.1% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140919
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 668 67% 546 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 209 Parallax 232 164% 214 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 220 Splatting 139 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 104 79 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 434 Write 265 Mixed 302 SusWrite 110 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 37.6 144% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 152 152% 245 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 134GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 100 100 97 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 179 Write 147 Mixed 102 SusWrite 97.7 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 48GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 72 71 71 72 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 120 Write 102 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 70.7 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 74%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 188 189 194 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 173 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 192 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 322% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 22.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 73%

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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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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 $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) $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