MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.5% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7923
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140422
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 23:17
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 647 68% 543 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7923) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 61.6 Parallax 83.6 55% 71 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 79.3 56% 66.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 363 Mixed 320 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.3 156% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 196 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 920GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 171 171 172 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 164 Mixed 105 SusWrite 172 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 131 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 121 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 132 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 463GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 86 83 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 78 Mixed 49 SusWrite 84.8 99% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-8GBNT 0702 51264T133I NYA 12GB 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.4% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.9 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 10.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16