MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.8% 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)
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '17 at 03:38
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$197 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 177 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 413 44% 350 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 57.9 52% 62.9 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 56.7 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8443 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1141 (B1) Unknown 94 94 109 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 55 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 31 (F1) Unknown 99 99 33678082758
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 955GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 215 179 4216 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2587 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8074 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1122 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 173 173 82861 (C2) HDA temperature 121 113 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	81.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 130 Mixed 123 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.25 102% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%
WD WD2502ABYS-18B7A0 250GB 1,323 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 146GB free Firmware: 02.03B05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2552 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 32258 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1143 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 87 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2464 (C2) HDA temperature 110 102 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.8% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 89.2 74% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.52 137% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 64%
Generic- SD/MMC 8GB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 19.6 Write 14.8 Mixed 13.9 20% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.84 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 1.2 109% 2.51 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston K1N7HK-ELC M378B5773CH0-CH9 14GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 8.3 24% 8.37 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 29%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

Raft

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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