MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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	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.

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System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3450S-$130 1,491 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 86 2-Core 179 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 374 51% 380 Pts	64-Core 371 23% 371 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 125 Parallax 128 106% 128 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 125 Splatting 102 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 396 Write 216 Mixed 69.8 49% 227 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 11.9 45% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 46GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 44.7 Write 42 Mixed 28.5 29% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 43%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 71GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 78 Write 34.5 Mixed 47.7 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 69.2 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 255% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 183GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 94.3 Write 85.7 Mixed 82.3 66% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 59%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 75.5 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
Generic- SD/MMC/MS PRO 128GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 119GB free, PID 0153 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 38.3 Write 38.5 Mixed 36.5 49% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.6 243% 4.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

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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 77%

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Workstation 32%

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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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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

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