MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22% 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	99.5% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120831
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 189 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 375 48% 363 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2872) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 24.3 Parallax 31.6 21% 27.2 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 25.4 24% 29.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 296 287 290 290 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 461 Mixed 379 SusWrite 287 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 41.4 150% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 368 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 170 170 170 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 138 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 167 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 113%
Intenso Speed Line 32GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 24GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 43 42 44 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 108 Write 7.8 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 42 64% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 67% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 32%

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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