MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.2% 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	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120427
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 08:43
Run Duration	623 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%

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 i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 199 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 513 55% 440 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0468) ≥ 4GB CLim: 927 MHz, MLim: 1245 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 76 51% 65.2 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 73.9 51% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 120GB 699 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.4 140 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 827 Write 146 Mixed 195 SusWrite 48.1 65% 304 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 28.3 112% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 121 92% 122 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 94%
WD WD30EURX 3TB-$141 1,455 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 469GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 87 87 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 58.3 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 83%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 1.7 75 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 84.8 Write 40.5 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 28.5 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 72%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 3.8 122 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 126 Write 114 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 40.9 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 633GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 89 96 98 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 76.3 Write 77.5 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 62 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 75%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 919GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.6 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 92.3 Write 82 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 29.5 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 67%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 240GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 105GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 28 28 31 31 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) - $250

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	240x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	160x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $657

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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16