MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.2% 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.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '21 at 14:16
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 579
60% 484 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 112
Parallax 127
100% 121 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 112
Splatting 103
102% 128 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105
717GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 255 299 297 299 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 456
Write 397
Mixed 236
SusWrite 282
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 48
151% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 204
179% 266 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 108%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 129 144 141 142 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 153
Write 135
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 136
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 22.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 72%

 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: $576
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