MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.9% 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 Drive	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7738
Motherboard	MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130221
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 19:20
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 192 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 458 48% 382 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 121 Parallax 108 92% 114 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 106 Splatting 92.1 80% 98.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 239 230 217 206 195 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.2% Very good	Read 252 Write 243 Mixed 242 SusWrite 222 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 36.4 132% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 197 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 185 186 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 132 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 184 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 721GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 101 94 99 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 99.2 Write 99 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 98.5 118% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,425 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 10.6 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) Builds (Compare 69 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	32x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	13x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x

SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	8x
P210 256GBPatriotBench 65%, 5,446 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	6x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	4x
8JTF51264AZ-1 4x4GBMicronBench 63%, 50 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $117

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