MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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	98.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 18:49
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 220 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 415 50% 387 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 123 Parallax 126 107% 127 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 106% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 312 165 159 154 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 426 Mixed 348 SusWrite 213 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 53.7 167% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 179 183 181 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 103 Write 142 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 178 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 217% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 187 186 187 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 142 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 185 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 559GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 107 105 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 103 Write 108 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 107 62% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 75%
V88 V88 1GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 2088 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	4.19% Terrible	Read 15 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 3.3 6% 5.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.19% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,327 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 $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	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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16