MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.3% 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 (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	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	Dec 10 '22 at 01:22
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Memory 35.1 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 176 52% 101 Pts	4-Core 311 8-Core 519 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7922) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.18% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 5.8 3% 31.5 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.18% 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: 349 229 107 156 109 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 392 Write 383 Mixed 336 SusWrite 186 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 24.7 87% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 199 184% 283 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 101%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 412GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 397 394 398 419 411 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 380 Write 394 Mixed 319 SusWrite 399 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 29.6 99% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 249 212% 311 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 117%

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 below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9 GB/s	SC Read 3.1 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 3.7 12% 4.1 GB/s	Latency 227 18% 227 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.5% 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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Gaming 36%

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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 $94Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16