MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7751
MotherboardMSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130119
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 25 '18 at 13:50
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 192
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 514
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (100 fps cap detected)
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 99.8
Parallax 79
82% 93.2 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 98.6
81% 98.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 52 45 15 104 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 108
Write 29.5
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 63.6
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.4% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) Builds (Compare 472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $484
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