MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	76.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 16:13
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 209 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 388 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN263 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 125 176 177 205 206 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 438 Write 47 Mixed 197 SusWrite 172 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 35.1 129% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 111 106% 165 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 392GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 82 82 82 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 81.2 Write 78.5 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 80.2 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 67%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 927GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 66 67 68 68 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 53 Write 52.7 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 67 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 156 156 157 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 141 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 154 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-023.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1600 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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