MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	135% 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	102% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '23 at 23:59
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$65 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 196 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 470 50% 399 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FFB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 184 Parallax 187 150% 185 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 164 Splatting 134 133% 167 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$36 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 270 337 351 347 352 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 351 Mixed 314 SusWrite 312 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 42.4 152% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 255 220% 327 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 128%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 57 57 58 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 145 Write 142 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 56.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 101%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 167 172 173 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 167 Mixed 106 SusWrite 164 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 96 97 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 52.4 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 93.1 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 176 178 180 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 170 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 171 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 154 160 160 159 135 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 147 Write 120 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 154 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 12.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 57 57 58 51 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 142 Write 145 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 56.1 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 1321 SP008GLLTU160N02 M378B5173DB0-CK0 1321 SP008GLLTU160N02 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 16.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,342 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	985x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	653x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	228x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	373x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	229x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	134x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	158x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	214x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GBKingstonBench 60%, 17,012 samples	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16