MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


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 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	149% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '22 at 21:51
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	15%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 172 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 531 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.1 45% 61.1 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 53.3 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.2 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 399 390 378 372 356 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 678 Write 545 Mixed 568 SusWrite 387 122% 544 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 66 216% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 609 DQ Mixed 697 519% 690 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 302%
Apacer AS350 240GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 155GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 270 126 61 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 448 Write 287 Mixed 312 SusWrite 141 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 30 125% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 168 151% 224 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 99%
Toshiba HDWJ105 500GB 1,334 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 347GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 100 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 102 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 167GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 154 154 151 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 151 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 477GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 183 179 205 211 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 163 Mixed 67 SusWrite 186 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991981 (996981) 4x4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 77%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,322 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	976x
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 $80Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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