MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% 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.
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	7680 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130410
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '19 at 10:14
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.4 GHz, turbo 5.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 460 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 370E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 155 Parallax 135 122% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 144 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 61.4 54% 65.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 65 Splatting 56.3 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 78 78 78 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 418 Write 161 Mixed 263 SusWrite 79.6 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 34.4 134% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 147 152% 252 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 26GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 278 12 9.6 27 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 420 Mixed 415 SusWrite 108 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 54.6 184% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 256 223% 331 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 12GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q 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 252 Write 238 Mixed 227 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 35 130% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL10 8GB 0616 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 0616 DDR3-1600 CL10 8GB 0616 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns

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Typical Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	20x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	18x
Core i5-2500KIntel $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
CS3030 1TB SSDPNYBench 228%, 12,276 samples	4x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 04CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 04CD F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 20GBUnknownBench 54%, 5 samples	5x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 10,124 samples	4x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 20,728 samples	4x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $453

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 $179	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