MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive82.7% 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.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 GAMING (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory16.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130711
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 00:41
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 588
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 2111) 2GB
Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.2867
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD HD 7870-$203
MSI(1462 2740) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.2.0.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
9.8% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 29.2
Parallax 46.4
0% 25.2 fps
MRender 29.8
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 37.5
29% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 9.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
361GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 249 242 254 235 249 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
82.7% Excellent
Read 266
Write 247
Mixed 236
SusWrite 246
56% 249 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 44.1
156% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 198
149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
918GB free
Firmware: HP64
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 121 124 121 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 80.5
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 123
73% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBSR Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.8
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 GAMING (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $466
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