MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.7% 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 Drive	92.4% 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.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 204 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 371 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K1200 4,005 User benchmarks, average bench 13% Nvidia(10DE 1140) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Lighting 16.9 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 14.8 14% 15.2 fps	MRender 20.4 Gravity 16.4 Splatting 14.4 14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 300 294 292 289 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 458 Mixed 379 SusWrite 285 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 50.5 157% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.2 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 363 217% 220 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 830 64GB 4,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 55GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 153 152 155 155 149 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.1% Average	Read 246 Write 157 Mixed 178 SusWrite 150 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 17 72% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 41.5 DQ Mixed 45.8 30% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 890GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 199 204 204 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 192 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 195 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 191 182 188 190 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 195 Mixed 100 SusWrite 185 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.2 310% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
General UDisk 2GB 1,991 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 7.6 8 7.9 7 7.1 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Read 11 Write 5.8 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 7.3 9% 7.07 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 9%
Generic Flash Disk 2GB 6,669 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	6.03% Terrible	Read 23 Write 5.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 6.4 10% 9.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.03% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 859B BLT2G3D1608DT1TX0 04CB DDR3 1600 859B BLT2G3D1608DT1TX0 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) - $232

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	196x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	120x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	25x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	19x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	17x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Total price: $606

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16