MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	107% 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 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 17:37
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 225 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 418 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 82%

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 24.5 Reflection 24.5 Parallax 30.8 20% 26.6 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 25.6 24% 29.2 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: 175 257 256 259 262 261 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 254 Mixed 340 SusWrite 245 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 257 206% 293 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 258%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 570GB free Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 205 256 257 263 246 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 406 Write 279 Mixed 358 SusWrite 228 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 37.9 132% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 209 176% 254 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.6% 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: 335 428 158 107 99 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 827 Write 593 Mixed 591 SusWrite 203 123% 553 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.3 168% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 319 266% 374 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 437GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 177 183 184 183 184 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 108 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 175 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 142GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 154 153 152 152 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 76 SusWrite 149 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.2% 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 (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 85%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 28%

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

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	27x
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	10x

SSD
WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TBWDCBench 98%, 8,872 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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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Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16