MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.6% 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 Drive25.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMSI MS-7758
MotherboardMSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121011
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 19 '22 at 03:44
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 94
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 357
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
MSI(1462 2843) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Lighting 33.5
Reflection 31.1
Parallax 45.4
27% 36.7 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 33.6
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 4.9 48 8.1 7.8 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 454
Write 325
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 47.1
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 0.4
16% 5.33 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 91%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
53GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 16 16 16 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 29.9
Write 19.2
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 15.5
28% 21.5 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.3
114% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 17.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) Builds (Compare 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 (MS-7758) - $232

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $606
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