MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.8% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130119
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 12 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 387
51% 385 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Asus(1043 033E) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 15.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 13.5
13% 13.5 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 13.1
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 160 137 30 87 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 490
Write 444
Mixed 329
SusWrite 113
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 36.4
125% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 258
212% 303 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
132GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 101 98 95 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 142
Write 121
Mixed 101
SusWrite 95.6
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
156GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 107 108 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 67.5
Write 64.5
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 108
54% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-187.A00LF 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
52.3% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $484
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HDDRAMUSB
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