MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120904
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 20:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$50 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 361 51% 374 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 1572) 1.2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 975 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 20.3 Reflection 23.4 Parallax 17.2 16% 20.3 fps	Gravity 20.3 Splatting 26.4 21% 23.4 fps
Poor: 18% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 102 96 108 91 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 368 Write 47.5 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 98.7 32% 147 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 17.6 75% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 40.6 DQ Mixed 45.8 70% 141 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 873GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 152 151 152 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 152 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 17.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 64%

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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-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $50Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	531x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	226x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	167x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	64x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	43x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $243

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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