MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '24 at 20:51
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 179 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 348 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.2% Good	Lighting 84.5 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 78.3 69% 82.8 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 76.8 Splatting 68.7 67% 83.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 350 Mixed 110 68% 310 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 9.4 94% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 108 100% 160 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Kingston SUV400S37120G 1TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 69GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 116 122 122 123 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 138 Write 109 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 118 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 101%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 171GB free Firmware: PB4ZC61H SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 61 61 62 61 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 54.7 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 60.2 38% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB 704 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	23%	13	213	57	60	21.5"	1280 720	ACR0346 G226HQL

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Typical H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) Builds (Compare 80 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI H97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	18x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $149Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	4x
M500 240GBCrucial $73Bench 77%, 31,779 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	4x
ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 2,884 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	3x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16