MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	55.4% 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	90% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150814
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 05:53
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Memory 43.3 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 176 55% 103 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 262 31% 239 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3722) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2136 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 68.1 55% 68.1 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 67.3 57% 70 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 374 395 401 402 336 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 428 Write 378 Mixed 272 SusWrite 362 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 34.1 115% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 273 222% 317 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 498GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 169 167 170 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 143 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 168 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 907GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 41 Mixed 35.3 SusWrite 40.8 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CM3X2G1333C9 0215 CM3X2G1333C9 12GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 6.9 19% 6.53 GB/s	Latency 187 21% 187 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 44%

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

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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%

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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 $28Bench 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: $576

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) $31	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