MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 15% 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.2% 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	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7756
Motherboard	MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120709
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 04:55
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 168 70% 117 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 462 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 1000) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 38.8 24% 33 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 36.1 Splatting 25.9 27% 33.8 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB-$70 1,727 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 44 30 25 36 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 40 Write 36.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36 27% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 32%
Maxtor STM3320620AS 320GB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 52GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 52 53 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 52.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 52.8 37% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 533GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 22 24 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 25.8 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 23.5 35% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 65%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 2GB 1,256 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	4.63% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 6.8 10% 8.62 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 11% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.63% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 15 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 72%

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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 H77MA-G43 (MS-7756) Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756)

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	88x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	54x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	27x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 16,567 samples	12x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $494

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