MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	28.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '20 at 17:00
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2310-$90 15,623 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 148 63% 103 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 265 35% 262 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 0.09 37% 29.2 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 38 38 29 29 25 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.2% Poor	Read 154 Write 89.7 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 34.8 21% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 15.3 50% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 30.6 40% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 78%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 20GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 147 173 114 48 51 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.3% Above average	Read 242 Write 220 Mixed 205 SusWrite 120 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 22.7 91% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 138 119% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 175GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 88 98 96 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 84 Write 77.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 95.7 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 334GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 82 78 77 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 85.5 Write 77 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 79.4 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 6,862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

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Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	526x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	224x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	62x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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