MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	2.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 14:49
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 208 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 429 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 580 5,936 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 063A) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.0 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	2.01% Terrible	Lighting 2.13 Reflection 4.15 Parallax 0.72 2% 2.34 fps	MRender 5.05 Gravity 1.43 Splatting 3.04 3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.01% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 416 Write 73.3 Mixed 106 42% 198 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 20.1 102% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 68.7 DQ Mixed 46.2 69% 137 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 329GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 212 209 211 212 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 128 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 209 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 532GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 201 Write 135 Mixed 34 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 88GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 180 182 183 181 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 112 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 180 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 347GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 109 112 110 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 100 Write 90.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 111 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 70%
Generic USB SD Reader 64GB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 59GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 18.3 Write 15 Mixed 9.8 17% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3 208% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 17%
Initio MHV2080AH 80GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 16GB free, PID 1040 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 25 Write 20.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 19.7 27% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 15%
WD Elements 25A1 1.5TB 818 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 4GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70 Write 70.8 Mixed 40.5 75% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 47%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 540 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 273GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 28.3 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 20 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Dark-1600 1x8GB 525 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 34%

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Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

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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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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