MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.3% 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	107% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 23:20
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 648 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 107 Parallax 89.5 81% 98.6 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 91.6 Splatting 93.4 76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 240 149 121 110 106 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 479 Mixed 404 SusWrite 178 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.2 195% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 313 108 118 118 114 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 199 Mixed 373 SusWrite 188 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.8 203% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 152GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 139 140 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 65 SusWrite 141 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 85%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,321 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	975x
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 $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	211x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16