MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121022
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 01:23
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 184 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 339 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 332 20% 332 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 23.8 Parallax 31.6 20% 26.7 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 60GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 33GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 81 82 80 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 403 Write 78 Mixed 123 SusWrite 79.8 37% 171 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 18.3 70% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 64.5 DQ Write 24.6 DQ Mixed 34.2 28% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 74%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 142 131 133 135 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 374 Write 390 Mixed 249 SusWrite 171 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 30.3 121% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 99.5 140% 258 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 106%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 549GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 92 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 101 Write 96.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 90.5 107% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 597GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 97 94 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 89 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 95.5 103% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 43%
Multi Flash Reader 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 6331 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 3.2 6.9 6.8 5.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 7.7 Mixed 7.3 SusWrite 5.5 10% 7.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 65%

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) - $250

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	240x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	160x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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