MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 05 '16 at 23:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 505
53% 423 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.2% Very good
Lighting 94
Reflection 98.2
Parallax 89.5
77% 93.9 fps
MRender 81.9
Gravity 85.2
Splatting 78.3
67% 81.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
361GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 106
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.33
98% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 77%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
46GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 109
Write 98.6
Mixed 29.5
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.41
102% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
48.8% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 11.1
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 143% - Outstanding Total price: $132
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