MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	96.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7760
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140211
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 09:29
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 170 71% 118 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 420 44% 355 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 430 413 434 435 435 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 456 Mixed 322 SusWrite 432 90% 396 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 36.4 132% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 308 236% 320 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 133GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 98 96 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 81.5 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 96.4 67% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 136GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 107 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 118 Write 102 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 108 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 135GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 70 Write 61.5 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 70.2 47% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 159 162 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 158 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 160 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 20.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 18.2 15% 20 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 107% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,445 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 17 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 32.2 Write 28 Mixed 20 SusWrite 16.4 31% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.4 190% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 97%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	139x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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