MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.3% 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	79% 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.

System	MSI MS-7922
Motherboard	MSI Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '21 at 10:25
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (48^th 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 (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 419 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% 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: 471.11 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Lighting 22.7 Reflection 27.2 Parallax 31.5 18% 27.1 fps	MRender 33.8 Gravity 29 Splatting 25.7 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 657GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBA.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 198 232 217 249 268 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 329 Write 177 Mixed 303 SusWrite 226 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 38 129% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 201 170% 245 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 102%
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 2,541 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 75GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 232 260 254 259 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 249 Mixed 352 SusWrite 254 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.1 168% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 430 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 272 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 258%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 135GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 132 185 214 85 87 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 823 Write 566 Mixed 572 SusWrite 183 119% 536 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.3 162% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 319 266% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 157%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 27GB free Firmware: 0301 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 16 11 9.7 8.6 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 59.7 Write 83.6 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 13.6 13% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 5.4 30% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 55.8 DQ Write 47.7 DQ Mixed 55 40% 52.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 624GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 175 181 181 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 148 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 178 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 161GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 151 146 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 157 Mixed 103 SusWrite 145 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 108%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.9 8.5 9.7 11 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	7.11% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 1 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 8.4 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.11% Great: 32%

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 as expected (50^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.6% 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	8	6	60	23.5"	1280 720	IVM560C PL2409HD

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Typical Z97 U3 PLUS (MS-7922) Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16