MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 28% Raft	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	40.5% 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)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120619
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '22 at 17:31
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3350P-$60 21,413 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Memory 19.1 1-Core 18.5 2-Core 44.5 16% 27.4 Pts	4-Core 77.9 8-Core 91 11% 84.4 Pts	64-Core 60.3 4% 60.3 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.5% Average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 54.4 41% 55.6 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 50.2 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 54%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 54 34 41 62 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 61 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 51.5 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	MC Read 6.2 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 5.3 17% 6 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 4.9 13% 4.53 GB/s	Latency 327 12% 327 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 705 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

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	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Total price: $606

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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