MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7756
Motherboard	MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121220
Uptime	30.3 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 56.9 2-Core 162 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 356 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 553GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 86 90 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 56.6 Write 71.1 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 90.2 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 173 166 172 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 165 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 170 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 237GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 155 154 130 154 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 160 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 150 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 145 141 116 104 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77% Very good	Read 136 Write 153 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 133 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.B1GEP.C7Z0C 2x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 49%

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

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Typical H77MA-G43 (MS-7756) Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 35%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI H77MA-G43 (MS-7756)

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	88x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	54x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	27x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	27x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 16,567 samples	12x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	8x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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