MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	44.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '17 at 04:18
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^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-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 463 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 16 (05) Reallocated sector count 85 85 100 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (64) Unknown 100 100 5411760 (65) Unknown 100 100 1366480 (AA) Unknown 100 100 100 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 252 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 89 89 3523 (B2) Unknown 100 100 16 (B4) Unknown 100 100 526 (B7) Unknown 94 94 65 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 16 (C2) HDA temperature 33 100 141735624737 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 16 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 100 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 16 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 92 92 8 (E9) Unknown 100 100 27 (EA) Unknown 100 100 18 (F1) Unknown 100 100 24 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	44.6% Average	Read 341 Write 167 Mixed 96.6 44% 202 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 6.24 68% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 43.2 DQ Mixed 7.52 14% 27.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 82%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 104GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 41.5 Mixed 36.6 50% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.26 55% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 42%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 65GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 41.6 Mixed 40.3 53% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.34 73% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 6,862 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

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Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	480x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	345x
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 $50Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16