MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.8% 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 Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '21 at 17:50
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 130
59% 95 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 441
49% 385 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2670) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.89
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 29.9
18% 25.8 fps
MRender 34.3
Gravity 28.8
Splatting 26.8
24% 30 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 335t
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 160 157 155 151 144 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 306
Write 183
Mixed 199
SusWrite 154
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 21.8
81% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 198
146% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 55%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 141 143 142 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 138
Write 132
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 142
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.5% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $657
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