MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.4% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 148 58% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 483 47% 384 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.4% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 37.1 32% 40.7 fps	MRender 57.4 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 45 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 286 205 190 194 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 455 Write 436 Mixed 351 SusWrite 228 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 32.8 108% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 300 221% 294 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 131%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 226GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 301 316 305 317 316 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 479 Write 330 Mixed 420 SusWrite 309 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 24.3 96% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 240 189% 266 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 197GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 265 284 260 225 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 332 Write 333 Mixed 262 SusWrite 255 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 19.5 66% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 279 187% 226 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 99%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$91 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 930GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 151 151 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 154 Write 146 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1866C9D3/8GX KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1866C9D3/8GX 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 15.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

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 $94Bench 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 $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