MSI X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7735
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '18 at 12:43
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 584
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 69.2
Reflection 69.9
Parallax 61
56% 66.7 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 68.3
57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 131 106 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 481
Write 434
Mixed 371
SusWrite 156
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 29.6
108% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 216
194% 291 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 100%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 32GB-$11
5GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 23 23 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 31.8
Write 23.1
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 22.4
34% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 1
51% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.9
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 36.2
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD45 (MS-7735) Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 (MS-7735)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $399
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