MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 167
72% 119 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 360
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
Nvidia(10DE 139D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 80.1
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 72.8
65% 76.2 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 56
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 151 141 132 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 171
Write 153
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 138
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST3000LM024-2AN17R 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 34 34 37 36 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 67.5
Write 40.4
Mixed 43.3
SusWrite 34.4
34% 46.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.5
160% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 60%
SiImage 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 48 48 44 42 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 98.3
Write 66.6
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 46.6
49% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.6
365% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HX318C10F/4 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.7% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.8
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) - $232

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $606
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