MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

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


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	48.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130709
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 11:22
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	96%

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 i5-3470-$59 223,595 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 38.5 2-Core 110 43% 71.6 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 273 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 289 18% 289 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 156 75 65 72 64 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.1% Average	Read 279 Write 226 Mixed 222 SusWrite 102 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 19.3 55% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 190 170% 259 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 91%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 134GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 74 70 72 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 82.7 Write 81 Mixed 50 SusWrite 74.2 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 27GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 41 40 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 51.6 Write 40.5 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 40.4 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 63%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 240GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 50 49 49 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 92.9 Write 76 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 50.8 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 68GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 121 125 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 109 Mixed 113 SusWrite 117 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 89%
FUJITSU MHZ2500BT G2 500GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 16GB free, PID fcd6 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 30 31 30 30 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 58.6 Write 27.7 Mixed 24 SusWrite 30.9 43% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 51% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 029E CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 029E CMV8GX3M2A1333C9 029E CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 11 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 51%

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Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,877 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	481x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	346x
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	136x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16