MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.2% 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 Drive	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7760
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140211
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '17 at 16:54
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 196 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 521 54% 432 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 2981) 3GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 62.6 45% 55.5 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 46.1 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: M312 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 98 98 293 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8216 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1653 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 298 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 298 (C2) HDA temperature 30 0 55837523998 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 88 88 13 (EA) Unknown 100 100 162705 (F1) Unknown 100 100 15476 (F2) Unknown 100 100 13810 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 176104	87.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 339 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 29.7 109% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 80.9 89% 151 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 364GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 2225 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2963 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8303 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1650 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 132 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2830 (C2) HDA temperature 110 100 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.6% Excellent	Read 141 Write 140 Mixed 120 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.24 92% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 1,736 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 31.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 97%

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Typical X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	139x
Core i7-4930KIntel $100Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	74x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	27x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	25x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBAdataBench 68%, 1,028 samples	23x
F3 DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 60%, 1,250 samples	7x
F3 DDR3 2400 C11 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 99%, 23 samples	7x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $738

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16