MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20% 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	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 15:22
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	16%

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 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 (87^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 212 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 386 55% 404 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.6% 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: 461.40 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Lighting 22.4 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 31.3 18% 27 fps	MRender 32.9 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 25.3 23% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20% 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% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 242 258 260 260 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 594 Write 258 Mixed 332 SusWrite 255 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 45.2 151% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 269 215% 304 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 258%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 29GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 791 Write 562 Mixed 537 140% 630 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.7 153% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 322 266% 372 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 518GB free Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 207 315 281 297 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 226 Write 97.5 Mixed 239 SusWrite 290 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 27.2 99% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 206 169% 238 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 658GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 188 191 193 190 190 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 112 Write 82.2 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 189 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 146 150 152 150 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 146 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 2667, 1600, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 60%

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

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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 $140Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16