MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7752
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120904
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '16 at 17:10
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136 185,516 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 351 46% 345 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8799 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1657 (B1) Unknown 90 90 121 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 51 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 54 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17021259268	63.2% Good	Read 497 Write 134 Mixed 131 55% 254 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 10.3 92% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 10.3 59% 140 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 73%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 311GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 162 4583 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6102 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 27952 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3665 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 273 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 50 50 451030 (C2) HDA temperature 113 89 34 (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 29 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.8% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 65 Mixed 68 52% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.37 110% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 49%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 227GB free Firmware: 3.03 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 51 45 73810478 (03) Spinup time 98 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7729 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 43631559 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 38464 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4883 (C2) HDA temperature 34 64 38654705698 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 51 45 73810478 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	36.5% Below average	Read 63.6 Write 63.4 Mixed 64 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.41 92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 37%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 177GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897157307 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 590 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2958 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 590 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 634 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 634 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 158914904095 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	69.4% Good	Read 115 Write 127 Mixed 132 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.23 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.18 57% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 859B BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 029E CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 12 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 62%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 (MS-7752)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	527x
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	224x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	102x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	29x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	27x

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Total price: $332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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