MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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	141% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 483 65% 485 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-RTX2070S-A8G-GAMING CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 141 Parallax 143 124% 145 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 108% 137 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 359 299 282 194 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 906 Write 774 Mixed 549 SusWrite 291 140% 630 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.7 206% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 435 351% 489 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 339 375 275 208 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 388 SusWrite 271 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.7 207% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 364 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 132GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 143 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 164 Write 176 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 140 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 143 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 92.4 Write 120 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 140 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 4,968 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,318 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	975x
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	371x
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	155x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	74x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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