MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	24.4% 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	68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 17:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 100 2-Core 197 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 497 55% 435 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2845) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.82 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.4% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 32.7 22% 31.1 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 30.2 29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 203 241 241 238 242 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.5% Good	Read 250 Write 235 Mixed 224 SusWrite 231 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 31.6 115% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 199 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 134%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 921GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 98 98 96 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 97.7 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 96 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 921GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 108 106 105 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 72.3 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 105 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 910GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 95 98 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 62.7 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 97.2 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 8502 1866 CL10 Series 859B BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 859B BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.8% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 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%	0	69	57	60	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 TCL

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Typical Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 712 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 36%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) - $232

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	196x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	120x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	103x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x
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 $76Bench 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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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $606

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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