MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.9% 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	21.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 09:00
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 94 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 178 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 313 8-Core 338 43% 325 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8A9C) 1GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 16.1 Parallax 16.9 16% 17.5 fps	MRender 23.5 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 16.8 16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN263 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 18 18 17 18 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.7% Poor	Read 258 Write 16.8 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 17.8 17% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 38% 8.63 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 98%
Kingston SVP200S37A90G 90GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 49GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 81 70 97 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 164 Write 94 Mixed 119 SusWrite 83.7 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 30.2 112% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 101 79% 111 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 115 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 150 Write 122 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 116 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 275GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 169 172 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 135 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 169 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 566GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 25 26 29 31 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 23.6 Write 24 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 27 18% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 20.2 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

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

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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