MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.6% 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 Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 01 '17 at 15:21
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (99th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 476
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 84%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3212) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.6% Below average
Lighting 45.3
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 57.2
37% 44.2 fps
MRender 28.7
Gravity 44
Splatting 37.1
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$36
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 498
Write 259
Mixed 277
76% 344 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 21.4
100% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 43.1
70% 139 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 175
Mixed 172
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.23
114% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
389GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 116
Write 102
Mixed 87.3
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.59
130% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23
342GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 123
Mixed 130
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.42
100% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Elpida EBJ41UF8BDW0-GN-F 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Elpida EBJ41UF8BDW0-GN-F 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.5
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $328
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