MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.2% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	May 24 '17 at 14:28
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 200 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 495 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 38.6 36% 42 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.5 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 3 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5609 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 760 (B1) Unknown 99 99 55 (B3) Unknown 99 99 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 3 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 339 (BE) vendor-specific 60 54 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 199 199 339 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11723382866	103% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 370 Mixed 437 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 38.6 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 145 152% 252 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 152 11100 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 760 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5596 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 759 (10) Unknown 7 193 135082316712 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 756 (C2) HDA temperature 107 98 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	93.2% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 153 Mixed 142 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 3.32 4K Mixed 0.33 129% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	59x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	30x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GBUnknownBench 57%, 60 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	8x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $577

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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