MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	90.5% 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 Drive	90.8% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '20 at 15:16
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 211 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 399 54% 404 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz) 146,665 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 2111) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 1.77 Reflection 1.77 Parallax 1.34 1% 1.63 fps	MRender 3.57 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 3.48 2% 2.72 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 116 Parallax 109 94% 114 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 367 320 188 174 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 442 Mixed 320 SusWrite 281 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 36.2 142% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 320 229% 286 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 123%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 10GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 76 88 107 85 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 73 SusWrite 90.7 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 72%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 222GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 32 32 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 27.3 Mixed 24 SusWrite 32.7 40% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 43%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 5GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 26 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 26.4 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 27 38% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.3 65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAB 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 04CD F3-1600C9-4GAB 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	481x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	347x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	137x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	48x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	35x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16