MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '20 at 21:40
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 217 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 406 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 58.8 51% 62.2 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 51.9 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 231 220 220 221 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 351 Write 321 Mixed 331 SusWrite 214 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.4 200% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 498 339% 415 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 199%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 30GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 143 74 52 43 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 375 Write 457 Mixed 271 SusWrite 93.3 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 33.1 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 114 104% 164 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 574GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 165 170 181 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 168 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 170 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 61%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16