MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	136% 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	87.2% 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.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '23 at 16:38
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 170 73% 121 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 488 52% 413 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.5% 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: 531.68 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 182 Parallax 203 151% 190 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 133% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 250GB 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 272 265 267 261 257 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 483 Write 298 Mixed 262 SusWrite 268 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 37.2 130% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 197 162% 233 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 116%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 54 52 52 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 52.9 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 101%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 167 170 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 162 Mixed 111 SusWrite 168 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 98 91 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 124 Write 40.6 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 94.9 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 61%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 174 175 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 134 SusWrite 176 122% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 158 159 155 161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 129 Mixed 86 SusWrite 158 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 114%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 54 52 52 54 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 104 SusWrite 52.8 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 108 81 85 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 112 Write 104 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 100 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 68%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 137 132 139 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 142 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 140 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 101 98 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 95.8 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 101 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 61%

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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.1% 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 $120	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