MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 20:52
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 434 59% 440 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1067 MHz, MLim: 1523 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 173 168 162 164 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 385 Write 200 Mixed 245 SusWrite 160 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 37.5 131% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 142 116% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 814GB free Firmware: HP76 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 189 194 194 204 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 200 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 196 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 365% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 112%
ST3000DM 001-1CH166 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 195 194 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 198 Write 153 Mixed 89 SusWrite 195 208% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 M378B5273CH0-CK0 Kingston 99U5403-159.A01LF 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.6% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 10.6 SC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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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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Value: 64% - Good

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