MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics18.5% 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)
Boot Drive99.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7752
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130929
Uptime465.7 Days
Run DateNov 19 '21 at 05:44
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 85%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 73
2-Core 172
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 454
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Zotac(19DA 1209) 1GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Lighting 21.7
Reflection 28.7
Parallax 20.5
18% 23.6 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 21
20% 25.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 403 341 271 279 432 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 74.9
Mixed 201
SusWrite 352
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 42.7
142% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 241
206% 300 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FK 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 19.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752) Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (MS-7752)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $234
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