MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% 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	93.1% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 21:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 697 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% MSI(1462 2983) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 90.7 54% 77 fps	MRender 83.6 Gravity 78 Splatting 63.5 60% 75 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 150 102 106 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 246 Mixed 376 SusWrite 164 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 40.7 162% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 204 188% 287 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 112GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 264 264 264 264 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 404 Mixed 330 SusWrite 273 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 36.7 154% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 193 182% 281 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%
Fujitsu MHV2080BH PL 80GB 522 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 74GB free Firmware: 0000002A SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 37 36 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 34.8 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 35.9 24% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 189 188 184 187 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 194 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 188 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 24.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%

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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 $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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16