MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130228
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 03:50
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 190 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 466 49% 392 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 69.5 64% 75.7 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 75.9 60% 73 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 212 Write 197 Mixed 180 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 24.4 85% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 144 119% 171 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 27GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 30 32 31 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 101GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 36 37 37 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 27GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 24 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 23 33% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 26GB free, PID 5597, Cruzer Glide Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 7 8 7.2 7.9 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	9.18% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 13.5 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 7.9 20% 16.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.6 96% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.18% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 04CD F3-1600C9-8GXM 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.7% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	148x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	129x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	26x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	17x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	13x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $484

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 $182	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