MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	110% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 03:33
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 267 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 740 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C72B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 142 117% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 128 Splatting 113 103% 128 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 279 269 254 209 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 434 Mixed 344 SusWrite 246 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.4 194% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 609 636 621 616 617 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 600 Write 559 Mixed 116 SusWrite 609 105% 471 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 78.5 260% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 651 487% 654 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 726GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 165 165 163 165 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 111 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 164 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 529GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 189 192 189 193 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 105 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 190 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM 0215 CMZ16GX3M4X1600C9 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,312 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	969x
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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Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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