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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	85.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 210 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 506 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%

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. 10.18.10.4358 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505CUA SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 193 199 201 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 393 Write 237 Mixed 256 SusWrite 200 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 38.9 152% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 145 137% 215 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 8GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 353 Write 366 Mixed 324 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 10.6 50% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
Mushkin MKNSSDSR1TB 1TB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 555GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 51 5 49 8 19 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	1.7% Terrible	Read 3.8 Write 3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 22.8 2% 8.48 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 1.7% Great: 102%
Plugable USB3-SATA-UA SP1 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 31 34 31 30 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.6% Very poor	Read 24 Write 31.5 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 30.4 19% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 78%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 17GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 37 15 14 15 1.1 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 113 Write 50 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 21.7 73% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.4 190% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra 125GB 1,024 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 28 0.2 2.8 50 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 142 Write 40.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 29.6 75% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 126% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C9-4GXL 04CD F3-2133C10-4GXM 04CD F3-2133C9-4GXL 04CD F3-2133C10-4GXM 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 16.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 59%

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Typical Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 1,244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $50Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	532x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	226x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	103x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	64x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $247

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