MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7923
MotherboardMSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140422
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 18:33
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 547
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
PNY(196E 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 42.2
Reflection 38.7
Parallax 50.2
34% 43.7 fps
MRender 53.7
Gravity 47.8
Splatting 35.7
36% 45.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 140
Mixed 145
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.6
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 16.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576
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