MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 01:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 75.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 192 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 562 54% 446 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 66.1 52% 68.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 59 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.4 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 378 124 86 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 421 Write 428 Mixed 339 SusWrite 200 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 33.4 116% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 202 189% 294 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 101%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 599GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 387 401 401 397 413 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 393 Mixed 359 SusWrite 392 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 39.1 132% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 251 216% 319 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 39GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 127 128 125 119 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 119 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7BFR8C-G7 HMT125U7AFR8C-G7 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 41%

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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 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

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 $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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Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16