MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 18:09
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 169 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 473 48% 387 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 120GB 1,476 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0803A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 442 Write 354 Mixed 99.5 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 7.2 84% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 90 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 0.1 44% 102 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 83%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 873GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 138 137 137 135 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 148 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 136 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-038.A00G 3x4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.8% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.53 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 8.9 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	0"	1280 720

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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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16