MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 01:06
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (45^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)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 243 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 652 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3958) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 283 Parallax 316 249% 301 fps	MRender 321 Gravity 257 Splatting 186 201% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 52 50 56 54 50 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.7% Average	Read 124 Write 54.1 Mixed 104 SusWrite 54 19% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 15.3 77% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 79.7 DQ Mixed 58 84% 166 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 89%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 147GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 79 74 78 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 96 Write 71 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 76.8 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 35.4 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 36.1 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 28.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,313 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	970x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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