MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


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 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.2% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 351 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.9% Very good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 96.4 Parallax 96.2 75% 94.8 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 84.8 Splatting 77.4 66% 81.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P4-120 118GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8311c83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 288 347 361 361 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 449 Write 367 Mixed 336 SusWrite 322 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 28.1 113% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 182 139% 185 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 323GB free Firmware: 1507 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 102 102 102 101 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.5% Very poor	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 102 20% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 16.7 4K Mixed 1.9 12% 6.43 MB/s	DQ Read 2.3 DQ Write 21 DQ Mixed 8.3 7% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 91%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 201GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 100 100 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 91.2 Mixed 69 SusWrite 98.5 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 69%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 140 Write 131 Mixed 101 SusWrite 133 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 76%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 596GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 108 Write 99.5 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 103 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 65%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 129 129 128 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 125 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 128 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 131 131 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 126 Mixed 100 SusWrite 130 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB 2,913 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 72%

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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	481x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	346x
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	136x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16