MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25% 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	49.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130709
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 12:50
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 60.6 2-Core 170 60% 104 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 248 33% 249 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	25% Poor	Lighting 32.4 Reflection 35 Parallax 41.3 26% 36.2 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 23.7 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 122 70 62 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 338 Write 244 Mixed 261 SusWrite 99.5 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 16.3 57% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 185 162% 241 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 91%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$39 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 134GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 83 82 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 79.4 Write 75.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 83.8 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 33 SusWrite 41.9 28% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 63%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 240GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 70 69 72 71 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 87.5 Write 87.1 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 70 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 68GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 123 121 118 120 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 120 Write 140 Mixed 109 SusWrite 117 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 398% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 89%
FUJITSU MHZ2500BT G2 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 16GB free, PID fcd6 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 34 36 36 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 59.1 Write 26.6 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 35.1 44% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 029E CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 029E CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 029E CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 14 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 51%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	482x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	351x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	143x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	137x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	49x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	35x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16