MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 00:53
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 111 2-Core 221 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 565 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1203AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 69 53 53 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 486 Write 433 Mixed 386 SusWrite 88 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 27.9 118% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 148 119% 175 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 92%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 211 248 252 201 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 213 Write 95 Mixed 295 SusWrite 241 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 33 124% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 210 185% 273 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 150 149 148 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 140 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 146 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 113%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 432GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 93.5 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 101 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 86%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 349 350 360 351 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 140 Mixed 88 SusWrite 332 171% 236 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.4 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 213%
JMicron 4TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 172 172 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 172 Write 176 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 172 199% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 029E CML16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%

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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%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $469

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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