MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.8% 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	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '23 at 15:11
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 81 1-Core 101 2-Core 178 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 364 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.4 46% 61.6 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 53.6 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4004RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 52 55 11 4.4 7.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 395 Write 338 Mixed 205 SusWrite 50.6 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 31.4 4K Mixed 9.8 60% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 35.3 46% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 165 174 169 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 114 Mixed 104 SusWrite 169 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	63	45	0	40"	1280 720	SAM0668 SAMSUNG

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16