MSI Z77A-S03 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-S03 (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130228
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 12 '22 at 19:06
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 183
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 515
54% 431 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gainward(10B0 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 192
Parallax 184
142% 183 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 184
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 152 134 107 88 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 457
Write 448
Mixed 203
SusWrite 126
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 31.8
107% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 135
142% 234 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
233GB free
Firmware: HP35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 97 104 98 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 131
Write 33
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 101
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2009)-$152
596GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 67 73 73 68 78 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 76.5
Write 84.2
Mixed 40
SusWrite 71.2
50% 68 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.8% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20.8
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-S03 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-S03 (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $449
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