MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	121% 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	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140512
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '24 at 16:49
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	15%

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 i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 276 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$280 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 4124) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 113 Parallax 150 133% 142 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 130 Splatting 102 114% 146 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB-$128 1,644 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.A SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 18 27 49 26 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 380 Write 125 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 30.4 30% 141 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 12.8 55% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 15.3 29% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 82%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 754GB free Firmware: VB421D65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 441 658 698 763 776 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,161 Write 747 Mixed 833 SusWrite 660 190% 850 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 47.7 154% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 670 DQ Write 402 DQ Mixed 507 385% 526 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 330%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 232GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 84 83 86 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 90.6 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 85.6 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 60%
Toshiba E300 3TB-$116 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: MZ6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 147 146 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 84.9 Write 84.7 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 147 61% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G3D1608DE1TX0. 2x4GB 818 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	54.6"	1280 720	TCL0058 TCL SMART TV

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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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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