MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.7% 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	51.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 11:54
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	29%

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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 605 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 65 Parallax 58.7 47% 60.5 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 54.8 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3590 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 349 (94) Unknown 255 255 0 (95) Unknown 255 255 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 5 (AA) Unknown 100 100 6 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 458764 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 255 255 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 68 56 188980068384 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 879 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1121 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6387 (F4) Unknown 100 100 7 (F5) Unknown 100 100 12 (F6) Unknown 100 100 43212	65.9% Good	Read 449 Write 263 Mixed 294 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 4.63 86% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 6.57 56% 128 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 4484 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 457 (A5) Unknown 100 100 15603908612366 (A6) Unknown 100 100 8 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 109 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 48 (AE) Unknown 100 100 31 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 33 287762808872 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5490 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6249222505903 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5734 (EA) Unknown 100 100 20462 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11119 (F2) Unknown 253 253 12385 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	51.7% Above average	Read 476 Write 123 Mixed 198 58% 266 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 3.45 66% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 3.25 45% 108 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 130 130 25789989140 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 422 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3805 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 361 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 422 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 422 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 184684970015 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 185 Mixed 177 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.2 105% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 410 8GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 161a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Read 29.6 Write 7.99 Mixed 11.2 17% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.94 4K Write 0.11 4K Mixed 0.02 30% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

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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	26x
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	9x

SSD
WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TBWDCBench 98%, 8,872 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16