Z97 Gaming 7 w/ 4790k Terrible performance

Hello I just received and built my new system to follow. It would boot fine and load the OS. However, the response is choppy and I am getting terrible frame rates. Even just going onto the internet (regardless of browser) it is very sluggish. I know this is not the end all of checks but I ran WEI and got a 5.0 on my cpu and a 5.6 on my ram. I RMA'd both the MB and CPU and the results and actual experience was the same. Very poor. If I load a game I am getting at best 17 FPS where with my old system I was getting 60 fps. Any help would be appreciated, I feel like I bought a very expensive paperweight.
CPU = I7 4790k
Mobo = MSI Z97 Gaming 7
GPU = Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 1
Ram = 2x8 GB Kingston HyperX Fury 1833
PSU = EVGA Supernova NEX650G
Cooler = Corsair H100i
SSD = Crucial MX100 256gb

Also if anyone has a CPU/Mobo like mine and could post pictures of they're bios settings, that would be great. One thing I noticed is that my CPU core voltage is sitting at about .874 which seems low. However when I bumped this up there was no noticeable changes. That said there are a ton of settings I dont understand that could be related. A final thought. I was told by someone who looked at my system told me there may not be a enough power from the 12v rail of my PSU. I swapped out to a Corsair CX750M again with no changes to scores or practical performance. Thanks again for any help you can extend.

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