MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	20.6% 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	47.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 156 65% 109 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 246 36% 260 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.6% Poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 26.3 Parallax 30.6 16% 25.5 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 32.7 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 77 85 88 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 349 Write 74.8 Mixed 128 SusWrite 89.6 35% 161 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 17 75% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 50.9 59% 101 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 79%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 244GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 114 120 127 124 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 123 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.4 421% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 1,965 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 80 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	18x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	4x
M500 240GBCrucial $54Bench 77%, 31,779 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	4x
ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 2,884 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	3x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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