MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics26.8% 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 Drive40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131031
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateNov 11 '17 at 15:26
Run Duration300 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2400-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 82.5
2-Core 160
63% 107 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 289
44% 319 Pts
64-Core 328
20% 328 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Lighting 33.8
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 41.2
28% 35.1 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 28.2
Splatting 35.3
25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZMPC032HBCD-00000 32GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM1201Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 366
Write 68.1
Mixed 121
40% 185 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 10.7
58% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 32
DQ Mixed 23.5
37% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
12GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 154
Write 115
Mixed 85.6
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.21
80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150
9GB free
Firmware: JPFOA3BF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 48.4
Mixed 9.89
26% 35.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.07
4K Mixed 0.37
86% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28%
Great: 50%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
3GB free
Firmware: 0001DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 50.3
Write 51.6
Mixed 24.7
31% 42.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.21
56% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 58%
Toshiba MK3265GSX 320GB-$91
3GB free
Firmware: GJ002H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 52.4
Write 57
Mixed 6.85
28% 38.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.44
4K Mixed 0.29
72% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 48%
Toshiba MK3265GSXW 320GB
2GB free
Firmware: GJ003A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
24.3% Poor
Read 42.3
Write 42.2
Mixed 29.7
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.29
77% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.3%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905470-009.A00Ls- 8325 FLFE85F-C8KM9 8325 FLFG45F-D8KM9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 10.2
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.1 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 100 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 GAMING (MS-7758)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $453
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