MSI Z77A-GD80 (MS-7757)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.8% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7757
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD80 (MS-7757) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130929
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	81%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 388 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 46 Parallax 42.2 40% 45.9 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 38.2 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 466 Mixed 303 93% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 43.5 149% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 178 185% 304 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 44.2 Write 43.7 Mixed 31.5 30% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 43%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 14GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 73 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 55.1 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 43GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 78 79 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 62.2 Write 65.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 77.2 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 51%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 64GB-$48 753 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 7GB free, PID 16b3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 258 Write 200 Mixed 130 234% 196 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1333KLN-2G Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF JM1333KLN-2G Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.1% Above average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 60%

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Typical Z77A-GD80 (MS-7757) Builds (Compare 53 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 48%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD80 (MS-7757)

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

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	10x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $65Bench 104%, 11,104 samples	5x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
SK-2520 U3.1 500GBAkitioBench 74%, 4 samples	3x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 7,771 samples	7x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	5x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	3x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16