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 above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7760
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 20:55
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 518 56% 444 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2384) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 202 Parallax 232 126% 196 fps	Gravity 206 Splatting 140 149% 173 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 214 214 212 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 428 Write 198 Mixed 114 SusWrite 211 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 9.6 46% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 13 12% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 48%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE500GB 500GB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 320GB free Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 402 432 441 439 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 436 Mixed 325 SusWrite 409 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 31.1 114% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 208 172% 245 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 994083 4x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 36.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 145%

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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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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $738

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