MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '17 at 20:34
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-2105-$60 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 59% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 81.9 2-Core 147 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 210 28% 209 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 3000 (Desktop V1 1.1 GHz) 8,807 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 2111) 2.2GB Driver: igdumd64.dll Ver. 9.17.10.4459 Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	2.44% Terrible	Lighting 2.73 Reflection 3.77 Parallax 1.81 2% 2.77 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 1.5 Splatting 5.09 3% 3.26 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.44% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 143GB free Firmware: 0502 Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 79.3 Write 69.9 Mixed 63.5 53% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 71%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 87GB free Firmware: AM0P2C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1395 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 5554 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 11943 (0A) Spinup retry count 211 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 979 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 98 26 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 53 421003289 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 274 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3473461 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 29705 (C2) HDA temperature 75 53 421003289 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	45.8% Average	Read 76.5 Write 83.2 Mixed 81.4 61% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.19 62% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 60%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 154 3150 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2646 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27914 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 416 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 288 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2646 (C2) HDA temperature 112 99 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	23.3% Poor	Read 39 Write 41.7 Mixed 51.8 34% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 517GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 86.6 Write 83.1 Mixed 59.5 96% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.23 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 26GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.63% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 4.49 Mixed 7.66 11% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.33 4K Write 0.51 4K Mixed 1.06 70% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.63% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 11,204 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 10.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 35%

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Gaming 25%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 21%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	21x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	18x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	6x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	5x

SSD
Blue SA510 2.5 1000GBWDBench 90%, 3,795 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $109Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	5x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 73%, 3,160 samples	5x
K66GKY-ETF Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4M1 K66GKY-ETF Samsung M378B5273CH0-CH9 24GBKingstonBench 46%, 5 samples	4x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16