MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35% 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 Drive62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140307
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateJan 25 '17 at 12:42
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2320-$165
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 182
74% 123 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 357
45% 341 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 43.4
Reflection 50
Parallax 53.8
35% 49.1 fps
MRender 50
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 38.3
34% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 491
Write 111
Mixed 194
58% 266 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 13.1
115% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 36.5
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 39
41% 64 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 81%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
156GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 95.2
Write 116
Mixed 102
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.51
130% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 04CB DDR3 2000X KHX2400C11D3/4GX 04CB DDR3 2000X 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 19
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns

 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 1,870 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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