MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 18:35
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 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 (99^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 573 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.17% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.6 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.17% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 262 265 236 264 246 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 327 Mixed 244 SusWrite 257 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.9 157% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 260 220% 321 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 286 282 286 286 285 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 114%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 112 110 113 115 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 79 SusWrite 110 163% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 61%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 80 Write 46.2 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 0.7 55% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 41%
ST1500DM 003-9YN16G 1.5TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 851GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 112 110 113 115 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.8% Above average	Read 186 Write 151 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 110 170% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 55%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 123GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 101 Write 56.7 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 0.3 64% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 1x4GB 7,467 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 8.1 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 33%

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Typical Z97S SLI Krait Edition (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 2,332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	981x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	649x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	372x
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	156x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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