MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120619
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 11 '18 at 15:00
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 203
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 505
56% 440 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 14.2
13% 14.5 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 16.9
Splatting 18.1
12% 13.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
555GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 71 71 63 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 54.7
Write 55
Mixed 35
SusWrite 68
39% 53.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 2TB
34GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
15.1% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 26
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 19.3
33% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.1%
Great: 44%
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB
158GB free, PID 0c31
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Read 29.7
Write 27.3
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 19.8
33% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 12.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $606
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