MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	93.1% 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	52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131009
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 188 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 346 44% 334 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 127 Parallax 123 97% 123 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 117 Splatting 102 85% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 44 41 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 366 Write 207 Mixed 310 SusWrite 46.1 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 23.8 82% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 118 115% 188 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 630GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 140 140 140 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 114 Mixed 77 SusWrite 139 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128 11,448 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 482GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 31.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 40.1 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 74%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 432GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 73.3 109% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 87%

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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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Gaming 59%

Gunboat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) - $250

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	240x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	160x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $657

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