MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	38.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 17:56
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 511 65% 491 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 79 82 84 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 247 Write 83.8 Mixed 115 SusWrite 81.1 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 10.2 63% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 77 DQ Mixed 82.4 73% 113 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 44%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 73GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 129 126 127 129 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 482 Write 442 Mixed 314 SusWrite 165 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 40 132% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 311 249% 350 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 110%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 287GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 65 64 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 64.8 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 64.2 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT2TXRG 1x8GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%

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

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Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	479x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	344x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	48x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	35x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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