MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.6% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 460 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 03BA) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Lighting 32.4 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 25.5 26% 26.9 fps	MRender 20.7 Gravity 24.1 Splatting 28 20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6551 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1882 (B1) Unknown 95 95 158 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 59 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 158 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15596275575	69.6% Good	Read 507 Write 229 Mixed 282 74% 339 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 20 92% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 51.8 71% 136 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 76%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 145642528 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2539 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 12783974 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 8899 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1744 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 47 421003289 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 331 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2546 (C2) HDA temperature 25 53 51539607577 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	78% Very good	Read 145 Write 127 Mixed 135 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 108 (03) Spinup time 117 117 30105404010 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 986 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 33395 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 739 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2004 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2004 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 240519217181 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	55.5% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 98.6 Mixed 93.9 72% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.41 91% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 993GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 104 (03) Spinup time 114 114 30106518134 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1188 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 35 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 38161 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 500 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2411 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2411 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 300648759326 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	59.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 107 Mixed 96.7 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.35 86% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GB 1,102 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 14.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	526x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	224x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	62x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Total price: $332

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 $179	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