MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '17 at 23:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 430 58% 431 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15 52,547 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 2111) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3379 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4071853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 -101103530130887 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1526 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 41 (B1) Unknown 0 0 13 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 68 60133998622 (C2) HDA temperature 30 68 60133998622 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4071853 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4071853 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4071853 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 37223 (EA) Unknown 0 0 17766 (F1) Unknown 0 0 17766 (F2) Unknown 0 0 7897	55.3% Above average	Read 510 Write 145 Mixed 168 59% 274 MB/s	4K Read 8.39 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 11.9 76% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.1 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 10.3 29% 58.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 73%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 127 Mixed 90.5 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 5.07 4K Mixed 0.56 196% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 65%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 131 131 21493317928 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8027 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16084 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1526 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 8030 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 8030 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 171799609377 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.6% Excellent	Read 138 Write 143 Mixed 133 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.09 49% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 2x4GB 530 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	527x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	225x
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	63x

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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16