MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.15% 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.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120921
Uptime19.2 Days
Run DateMay 02 '18 at 12:35
Run Duration226 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 406
57% 421 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.15% Terrible
Lighting 9.07
Reflection 7.77
Parallax 8.81
7% 8.55 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 7.17
7% 8.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.15%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 414
Mixed 422
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 45.8
170% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 103
113% 191 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
806GB free, PID a207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 72.4
118% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.22
68% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-057.A00LF 859B CT25664BA1339.M8FR 859B CT25664BA1339.M8FR 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.5% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 11.3
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $234
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