MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120419
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '23 at 15:51
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 176 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 494 50% 408 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Braveeagle 960GB 960GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 418 412 375 384 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 434 Mixed 401 SusWrite 398 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 40.5 131% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 109 149% 271 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 122%
Tcsunbow X3 1TB 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 591GB free Firmware: Q1211A SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 441 425 406 411 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 453 Write 416 Mixed 335 SusWrite 422 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 30.2 97% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 122 155% 275 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA721050KLA330 500GB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 59GB free Firmware: GK6OA74A SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 53 52 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 66.1 Write 73.2 Mixed 39 SusWrite 52.4 42% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 33GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.4 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 102 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 343GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 94 93 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.6 Write 84.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 93.8 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 8502 PSD38G16002 04CD F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 10.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	7	50	16	60	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,882 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	348x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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