MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.3% 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 Drive32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '17 at 08:30
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 116
2-Core 219
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 418
53% 401 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 59.5
54% 63.6 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 60
Splatting 52.2
48% 60 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
42GB free
Firmware: 520ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 266
Write 203
Mixed 194
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 22.1
105% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 63
79% 139 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 85%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 208
Write 53.3
Mixed 70.4
24% 111 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 6.53
64% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 96.3
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 23.6
32% 58.5 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 49%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88
752GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 138
Write 146
Mixed 101
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.27
113% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 87%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
152GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 110
Mixed 51.8
64% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.46
116% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
17GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 84.5
Write 77.7
Mixed 71.8
59% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.32
104% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.7% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $265
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