MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	106% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 450 59% 446 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 246 261 246 249 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 479 Mixed 383 SusWrite 264 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 51.2 174% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 232 211% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
WD Black2 2.5" 1.120 TB (2013) 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 96.4 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 108 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 63%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 16GB 2,489 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 11GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.7 9.7 9.7 11 9.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 75.7 Write 14.7 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 10.2 26% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 82% 3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 19 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 76%

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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 Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	148x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	129x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	17x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	13x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $484

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