MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.2% 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.

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Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 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 04:28
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 228 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 577 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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)	3.59% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 7.3 3% 33.3 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.59% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Lighting 95.6 Reflection 89 Parallax 85.2 78% 89.9 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 72.8 71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 306 101 167 98 162 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 491 Write 467 Mixed 397 SusWrite 203 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 37.8 134% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 200 186% 287 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 101%
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 412GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 405 397 406 407 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 465 Mixed 391 SusWrite 406 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 44.8 154% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 247 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 12 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 11.8 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.1% 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 $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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Value: 69% - Good

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