MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22% 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	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 15:05
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 189 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 327 44% 329 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 28.4 Parallax 31.8 22% 28.9 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 33.8 23% 26.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 217 159 136 131 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 348 Write 307 Mixed 230 SusWrite 175 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 22.8 82% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 167 155% 239 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 373GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 82 89 89 87 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 83.7 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 87.1 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 96%
Samsung HD105SI 1TB 5,813 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 398GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 34 40 36 47 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 58.5 Write 70.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 42.1 34% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.3 75% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 60%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 337GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 89 92 90 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 87 Write 98 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 90.2 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 871GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 74 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 78 Write 73.7 Mixed 42 SusWrite 73 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 17.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 16.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 63%

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

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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	479x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	344x
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	135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $39Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	48x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16