MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% 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 Drive	44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7758
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '18 at 15:13
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3470S 14,631 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 86.3 2-Core 173 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 308 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 1GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 30.8 21% 28.1 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 32.9 22% 26 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 9666983 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 -59133109714074 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2087 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 521 (B1) Unknown 0 0 11 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 74 47249489948 (C2) HDA temperature 28 74 47249489948 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 9666983 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 9666983 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 9666983 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 83 83 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 31983 (EA) Unknown 0 0 10346 (F1) Unknown 0 0 10346 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10332	44.2% Average	Read 345 Write 73.1 Mixed 103 37% 173 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 12.4 75% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 74.8 DQ Mixed 27.3 38% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 896GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 231709072 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2591 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 22087017 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7976 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 863 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 63 437583898 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 67410 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 42949672986 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -125919851180195 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4753774742 (F2) Unknown 100 253 75600864677	98.1% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 156 Mixed 62.1 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.27 96% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 112%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 4,921 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 565GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 26.7 Mixed 28.2 36% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 0.37 37% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 49%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	6.21% Terrible	Read 20.7 Write 7.68 Mixed 8.78 13% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.34 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.007 24% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.21% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 19.6 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 64%

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Typical Z77A-G43 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 1,870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	478x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	343x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	141x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	48x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	35x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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