MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.4% 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 Drive79.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131009
Uptime11 Days
Run DateNov 26 '17 at 02:02
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 111
2-Core 207
81% 138 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 550
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.4% Below average
Lighting 42.8
Reflection 39
Parallax 51.7
35% 44.5 fps
MRender 52.8
Gravity 49.2
Splatting 36
37% 46 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 192GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 776
Write 259
Mixed 443
108% 493 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 17.7
82% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 89.9
DQ Mixed 69.4
82% 149 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
923GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 131
Write 91.2
Mixed 104
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.45
4K Mixed 0.23
91% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 24
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 22.2
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $657
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