MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '17 at 12:15
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 471
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 115
93% 115 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 496
Write 278
Mixed 278
77% 351 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 49.9
4K Mixed 27.2
122% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 40.1
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 15.8
33% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 166
Mixed 97.7
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.23
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.18
55% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $234
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