MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.6% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120904
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 23:41
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 104 62% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 231 29% 219 Pts	64-Core 228 14% 228 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 41.4 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 118 76 56 35 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 390 Write 120 Mixed 316 SusWrite 82.9 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 3 80% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 22.3 46% 98.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 966GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 818GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 29 28 29 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 32 Write 27.2 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 28.1 22% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 77%

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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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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	526x
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	62x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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