MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 58.5
2-Core 123
56% 89.5 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 349
42% 322 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 108
Reflection 90.4
Parallax 180
88% 126 fps
MRender 89.8
Gravity 126
Splatting 129
96% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 250 161 132 123 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 410
Write 396
Mixed 313
SusWrite 171
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 28.7
112% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 187
174% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
467GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 98 99 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 81
SusWrite 97.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 84%
WD Red Pro 2TB (2014)-$140
2TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 149 147 149 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 142
Write 136
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 148
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 15.1
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 8
27% 9.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,872 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $280
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