MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.4% 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	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '19 at 18:34
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 218 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 535 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Device(0000 0000) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Lighting 44.5 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 59.8 36% 45.5 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 39.5 31% 36.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 345 340 359 342 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 471 Write 419 Mixed 242 SusWrite 352 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 27.2 122% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 122 131% 221 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 99%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 67GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 159 157 158 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 377 Write 222 Mixed 233 SusWrite 159 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 36.2 143% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 156 132% 193 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 87%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 228GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 91 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 137 Write 130 Mixed 113 SusWrite 90.4 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 187GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 111 111 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 79.6 Write 108 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 112 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	527x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	224x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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