MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7923
MotherboardMSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 657
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.9
84% 105 fps
MRender 96.9
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 102
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 128GB-$49
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 123 125 122 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 463
Write 145
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 127
43% 198 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 30.7
129% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 149
124% 181 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 89%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
375GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 472 472 471 478 480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 452
Mixed 440
SusWrite 472
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 52.9
191% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 22.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $577
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