MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. 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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.9% 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 (68%). 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 07:47
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (94^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 184 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 340 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 93.1 53% 75.1 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 58.1 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 97 121 124 140 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 308 Write 286 Mixed 246 SusWrite 129 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 31.5 109% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 37.8 36% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 578GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 112 129 128 134 135 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 186 Write 182 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 122 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 95 92 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 154 Write 171 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 93.8 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 830GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 114 127 130 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 127 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 122 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 500GB free Firmware: 8104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 120 143 138 145 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 163 Write 119 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 134 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 112%
Qpxt U3 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 164GB free Firmware: 8104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 96 93 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 93 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 74%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 137GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 34 33 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 32.5 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 33.1 42% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 2x8GB 1,096 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 17.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 61%

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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 $28Bench 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: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16