MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.04% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '22 at 11:05
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 90.3 2-Core 190 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 387 52% 387 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 8A9E) 2GB CLim: 1006 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 473.47 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	7.04% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 10.9 7% 10.2 fps	MRender 8.2 Gravity 11.2 Splatting 9 8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 302 417 417 417 427 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 336 Write 268 Mixed 177 SusWrite 399 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 22.3 119% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 238 211% 317 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 378GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 71 71 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 100 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 70.2 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 88%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 133 141 140 138 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 83.5 Write 125 Mixed 68 SusWrite 139 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x4GB 3,616 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	527x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	224x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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