MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	PER-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 683 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 54.2 36% 46.7 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 38.4 39% 49.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 168 208 203 202 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 389 Write 256 Mixed 291 SusWrite 198 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.4 172% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 241 183% 248 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 317GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 173 175 175 176 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 121 Mixed 85 SusWrite 173 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 249GB free Firmware: GR2OA3E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 79 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 98.9 52% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 58%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 111GB free Firmware: AX001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44% Average	Read 75.7 Write 76.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 77.5 47% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.2 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 77%

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Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) - $125

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	26x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	17x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TBWDCBench 98%, 8,872 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	4x

RAM
HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7AFR8C-G7 8GBHynixBench 34%, 5 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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