MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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	21.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121010
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 60.9 2-Core 108 57% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 384 34% 290 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8423) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 23.3 Parallax 30.8 20% 26.2 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 28.6 Splatting 24.3 23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 77 84 73 72 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 146 Write 65.9 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 76.9 21% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 11.1 4K Mixed 9 31% 9.7 MB/s	DQ Read 45.6 DQ Write 33.5 DQ Mixed 39.4 30% 39.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 85%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 96GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 99 99 99 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 139 Write 108 Mixed 117 SusWrite 95.8 26% 115 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 14.8 57% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 105 80% 109 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 148 146 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 146 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 198GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 88 88 89 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 87.6 Write 73.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 87 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 79%

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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-GD55 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	148x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	129x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	17x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	13x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $484

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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