MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.3% 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	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 02:40
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 76.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 231 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 656 63% 522 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2377 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.3% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 114 Parallax 69.8 52% 82.5 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 76.7 Splatting 72 62% 75.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 303 536 447 428 459 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 550 Mixed 122 SusWrite 408 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 31.6 157% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 491 DQ Mixed 383 339% 512 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 264%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 337GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 83 80 82 82 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 74.3 Write 73.6 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 81 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PUD31600C118GVS Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 12GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.9 31% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 31%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 9R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	16%	128	308	228	60	23"	1920 1080	NEC680A EX231W

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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