MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (50%). 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	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '19 at 15:25
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3550-$335 23,599 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Memory 66.8 1-Core 80.8 2-Core 158 58% 102 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 197 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.4% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 39.6 35% 41.1 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 36.3 39% 48.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 258 256 254 251 257 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 66GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 32 Mixed 21 SusWrite 26.5 20% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 79GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 63 60 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 61 Write 8.8 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 62.1 28% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB-$159 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 119GB free Firmware: V56OA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 64 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 62 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 65.2 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 40%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 99 94 94 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 90.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 96.4 114% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 10 11 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	4.28% Terrible	Read 9 Write 9.3 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 10.7 14% 9.88 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 4.28% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 941 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.4 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 7.3 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	478x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	343x
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 $46Bench 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 $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