MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.4% 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	83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121228
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 06:24
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 192 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 367 49% 366 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.4% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 29.3 22% 29.2 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 35.8 Splatting 30.8 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 287 257 232 197 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 466 Write 333 Mixed 258 SusWrite 236 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 29 112% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 253 217% 319 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 268GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 94 92 92 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 164 Write 140 Mixed 81 SusWrite 91.4 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 3R 8G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	37%	43	172	81	60	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR035B G246HYL

History: Score 4: 0R 1G 1B | Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 24: 3R 2G 3B | Score 44: 3R 8G 5B

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	194x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	119x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
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 $80Bench 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	14x
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 $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