MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.2% 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	100% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140307
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 71% 127 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 405 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8421) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1527 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Lighting 23.7 Reflection 38.6 Parallax 33.5 19% 31.9 fps	MRender 35.2 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 26.8 25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 262 264 295 251 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 427 Mixed 420 SusWrite 257 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 43 158% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 126 159% 283 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 341GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 437 445 446 398 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 402 Mixed 350 SusWrite 404 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 31.2 125% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 280 224% 313 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.9% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.6 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%

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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 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	480x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	345x
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	135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16