MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131105
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 08:02
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU6%

 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 i7-4960X-$1,189
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 82.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 708
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 839
52% 839 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
4.5% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 2.7
5% 3.83 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 4.5
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.5%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 107 78 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
57.1% Above average
Read 236
Write 183
Mixed 198
SusWrite 108
40% 181 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 22.9
112% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 150
120% 167 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 82%
1GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 15.8
Mixed 2
7% 8.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 6x4GB
6 of 8 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 23.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 13.6
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 346 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) - $333

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $738
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