MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 10:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 239
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 461
55% 424 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
PwrHis(1787 D570) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.8% Average
Lighting 59.7
Reflection 66
Parallax 84.9
49% 70.2 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 58.4
Splatting 55.5
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 483 357 332 333 332 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 489
Mixed 438
SusWrite 384
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.5
207% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 367
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
106GB free
Firmware: 2BA30003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 82 71 88 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 55.3
Write 47
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 83.3
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
189GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 125 126 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 127
Write 78.3
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 126
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866EL Series 029E CMP12GX3M3A1600C9 8502 1866EL Series 029E CMP12GX3M3A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.6% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $280
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