MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 02:52
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 100 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 390 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 118 Parallax 121 87% 115 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 682 Write 672 Mixed 659 150% 671 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.2 200% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 974 672% 831 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 101 36 33 30 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 429 Write 139 Mixed 206 SusWrite 51.8 45% 207 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 35.3 135% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 143 120% 177 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 159GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 94 103 97 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 78.2 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x8GB 4,816 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

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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 $75Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16