MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.2% 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	98% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 16:19
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 80.8 1-Core 92.5 2-Core 190 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 178 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 30.8 20% 26.6 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 28.9 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 2,541 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 239 238 233 255 255 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 614 Write 249 Mixed 292 SusWrite 233 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 42.9 147% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 254 204% 289 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 258%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 570GB free Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 206 228 299 280 277 MB/s Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.1% Above average	Read 172 Write 95.7 Mixed 242 SusWrite 238 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 22.5 88% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 162 139% 201 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 102%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 36GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 417 206 104 68 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 530 Mixed 447 SusWrite 204 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 39.1 127% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 314 244% 329 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 437GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 179 183 183 181 184 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 139 Write 108 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 174 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 142GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 152 151 150 150 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 108 Write 99.7 Mixed 72 SusWrite 147 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 2x4GB 325 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 18.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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%

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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 $129Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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