MSI Z77MA-G45 (MS-7759)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7759
Motherboard	MSI Z77MA-G45 (MS-7759) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120619
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 15:47
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 122 54% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 170 8-Core 204 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 35.8 34% 38.9 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 33.2 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 95 90 104 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 177 Write 196 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 90.8 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 633GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 85 84 84 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 88 Write 87.3 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 80.8 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 132GB free Firmware: ST1OA3BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 88 93 91 87 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	53% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 75.9 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 88.1 57% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 146GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 24 18 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 67.2 Write 12.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 23.7 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2B2133C9 2x4GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 10.3 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 9.7 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z77MA-G45 (MS-7759) Builds (Compare 262 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77MA-G45 (MS-7759)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	66x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	48x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	12x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x

RAM
Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 1,053 samples	17x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	9x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $255

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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