MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121219
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '19 at 04:36
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 6.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 544 58% 463 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 155 Parallax 131 119% 144 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 143 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 160GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,207 Write 4,508 Mixed 4,290 1,040% 4,668 MB/s	4K Read 356 4K Write 253 4K Mixed 272 1,022% 294 MB/s	DQ Read 408 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 806 481% 508 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 454 Write 439 Mixed 372 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 43.3 152% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 49 108% 217 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 241 Write 145 Mixed 174 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 18.3 72% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 48.2 DQ Mixed 18.7 29% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 63%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 113GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 64.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 67.6 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 46%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 213GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 50 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 45 Write 34 Mixed 36 SusWrite 51.8 31% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 54%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 265GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 130 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 139 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 130 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 1,703 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 15GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 69 68 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 64.2 Write 20 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 67.6 61% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 100%

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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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Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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