MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.3% 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 Drive44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 17:56
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 175
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 551
55% 447 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 364.72
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 105
Parallax 104
86% 105 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 94.9
Splatting 89
75% 92 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT07B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 31 27 28 26 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 323
Write 46.5
Mixed 60
SusWrite 28.7
25% 115 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 16.9
74% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 40.2
DQ Mixed 44.6
64% 126 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
1.5TB free
Firmware: MN6OA5Q0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 118 141 146 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 124
Write 136
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 140
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 22.8
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $280
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