MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.2% 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	96.2% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 02:03
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 116 2-Core 227 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 435 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.1.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 44.7 30% 38.5 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 38.6 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 262 264 268 265 260 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 427 Mixed 360 SusWrite 272 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.4 150% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 251 215% 318 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 111%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 118 119 118 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 117 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 84%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 105 110 109 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 91 Write 97.3 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 107 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 163% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.5 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 63%

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

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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%

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 $133	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