MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.99% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 8 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120619
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 19:24
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 204
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 514
58% 455 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
MSI(1462 2830) 2GB
CLim: 1319 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
7.99% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 12.8
8% 10.8 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 14.1
Splatting 10.3
8% 10.2 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 7.99%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
485GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 106
Write 85.9
Mixed 13.3
49% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.17
81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 55%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $280
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