MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.7% 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)
Boot Drive	48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120921
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 23:58
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 69 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 169 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 336 42% 319 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2848) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.7% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 31.8 22% 28.1 fps	MRender 36.1 Gravity 33.4 Splatting 29.6 27% 33 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 101 107 92 98 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 330 Write 197 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 106 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 22.1 86% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 89.8 DQ Mixed 34 34% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 229GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 77 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 73.3 Write 71.7 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 74.7 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 D3-1333 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 8313 CL9-9-9 D3-1333 830B NT2GC64B88B0NF-CG 20GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.9% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 50%

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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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Typical Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	21x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	18x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	6x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	5x

SSD
Blue SA510 2.5 1000GBWDBench 90%, 3,795 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $109Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	5x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	5x
K66GKY-ETF Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 K66GKY-ETF Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 24GBKingstonBench 46%, 5 samples	4x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $234

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