MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 21:44
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 209 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 374 48% 365 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 31.6 18% 27.1 fps	MRender 33.2 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 24.5 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 593GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 199 225 221 243 252 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.7% Good	Read 102 Write 88.7 Mixed 203 SusWrite 215 35% 152 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 35.6 123% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 125 124% 198 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 102%
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 2,541 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 72GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 236 258 259 261 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 600 Write 252 Mixed 343 SusWrite 251 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 35.6 154% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 224 188% 275 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 258%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 197GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 110 107 239 80 107 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 766 Write 553 Mixed 543 SusWrite 170 113% 508 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 50.2 174% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 318 265% 374 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 665GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 181 194 195 196 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 163 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 186 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 152 156 172 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 165 Mixed 108 SusWrite 156 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX M378B5173QH0-CK0 Kingston KHX2666C11D3/4GX 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 2667, 1600, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.6% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 60%

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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: 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	7	5	60	23.5"	1280 720	IVM560C PL2409HD

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Desktop 78%

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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 $90Bench 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 $300	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 $40	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