MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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.
Boot Drive	86.7% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 513 69% 513 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 520ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 188 196 187 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 299 Write 212 Mixed 250 SusWrite 196 54% 239 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.9 169% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 214 165% 226 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 707GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 413 419 425 423 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 315 SusWrite 415 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 277 228% 328 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 120%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 152 151 156 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 151 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 88%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 172 173 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 151 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 173 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 110%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 143 144 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 138 Write 141 Mixed 105 SusWrite 144 180% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F 1302 PSD34G160081 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.8% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 22.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 69%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) - $127

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	978x
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 $74Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16