MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive37.7% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 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 08:43
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 456
61% 455 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 62.3
57% 66.8 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 55.1
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.9%
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 below expectations (34th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 266
Write 155
Mixed 194
45% 205 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 19.8
107% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 61.8
76% 134 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 85%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 233
Write 54.8
Mixed 80.1
26% 123 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 56.5
4K Mixed 9.69
76% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 89.1
DQ Write 56
DQ Mixed 26.4
32% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 49%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
751GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 135
Write 146
Mixed 102
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.27
112% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 87%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
152GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60% Above average
Read 101
Write 108
Mixed 82.6
73% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.47
116% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 60%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
17GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 85.8
Write 79
Mixed 57
55% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.35
108% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47.4%
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 (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.9% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 43.9%
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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