MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	86.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	4.4 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 01:28
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 541 59% 467 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.6% 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)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 66.8 52% 69 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 59.1 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.61% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 7.6 3% 4.7 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.4 4% 5.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.61% 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: 384 344 152 90 169 168 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 480 Write 462 Mixed 390 SusWrite 218 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 36.2 126% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 194 182% 283 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 101%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 599GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 408 421 412 404 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 453 Mixed 371 SusWrite 405 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 43.3 146% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 249 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 39GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 126 114 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 142 Write 113 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 121 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.4% 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%

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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 $139Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16