MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% 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)
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.
SystemMSI MS-7923
MotherboardMSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 85
2-Core 220
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 425
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36% Below average
Lighting 41.4
Reflection 58.6
Parallax 65.8
34% 55.3 fps
MRender 58.4
Gravity 49.8
Splatting 43
40% 50.4 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 36%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1210A0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 458
Write 292
Mixed 10.2
55% 253 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.4
25% 6.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 101%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
106GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 59.7
Write 37.5
Mixed 46.9
SusWrite 66
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
79GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 80 80 81 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 84.7
Write 83.5
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 80.1
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
107GB free
Firmware: 20.01H20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 115 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 122
Write 102
Mixed 73
SusWrite 116
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

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