MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7922
MotherboardMSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 23 '19 at 08:30
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 698
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.58
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.6% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 104
Parallax 83.9
83% 96.3 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 106
Splatting 98.7
83% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
128GB free
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 255 264 263 262 261 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 401
Write 352
Mixed 328
SusWrite 257
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 36.9
156% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 155
145% 221 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 161 160 165 177 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 160
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 160
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 114%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
465GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 131 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 129
Write 35.7
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 132
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F6451U67G1600G 1302 PSD34G160081 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.6% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 14.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 92 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) - $125

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $378
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