MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131220
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 27 '16 at 07:50
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 48%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 88.4
2-Core 189
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 455
50% 393 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 118
Parallax 101
95% 112 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
745GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 125
Mixed 121
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.21
79% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 17.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 11.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 55%

 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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