MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '17 at 07:14
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 157
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 597
54% 457 Pts
64-Core 808
50% 808 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1579 MHz, MLim: 1921 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 18.8
16% 20.6 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 20
Splatting 26.1
20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 88.1
Mixed 73.4
64% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 0.64
4K Mixed 0.14
45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 62%
Samsung HD160JJ/P 160GB-$40
25GB free
Firmware: ZM100-34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 44.6
Write 36
Mixed 33
28% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.43
93% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 34%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
21GB free
Firmware: 3.AHC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 79.1
Write 71.4
Mixed 79
58% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.29
81% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 08G-D3-1866-M 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 31.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 88%

 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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