MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	166% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 @ 1.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '22 at 08:55
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 211 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 394 52% 393 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 213 Parallax 246 183% 228 fps	MRender 272 Gravity 226 Splatting 181 180% 226 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 306 284 288 319 200 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 399 Mixed 344 SusWrite 288 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.9 193% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 215GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 76 75 76 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 80.2 Write 57.7 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 75.1 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 760GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 105 102 108 106 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 94 Write 34.8 Mixed 57 SusWrite 105 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 31.7 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 86.4 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 72%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 59 38 33 30 29 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 134 Write 39 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 40.3 79% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 120% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 85.3 47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16