MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 15:53
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 235
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 464
54% 419 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.8% Good
Lighting 85.4
Reflection 86.2
Parallax 75.7
70% 82.4 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 78.3
Splatting 82.2
67% 82.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 494
Write 96.3
Mixed 123
51% 238 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 9.99
94% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 71.2
DQ Mixed 9.6
19% 37 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
408GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 164
Write 143
Mixed 146
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.22
75% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
352GB free
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 139
Write 137
Mixed 135
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.29
77% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $332
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