MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 159 72% 118 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 305 34% 268 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E409) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 260 82% 157 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 156 113% 135 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 395 210 174 155 129 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 456 Mixed 377 SusWrite 239 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 279 212% 284 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 198 196 196 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 224 Mixed 108 SusWrite 197 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 489% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 22 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,312 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	969x
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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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