MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.5% 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 Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime7 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 17:55
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 624
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.5% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 103
Parallax 105
82% 103 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 91.8
Splatting 75.8
68% 84.2 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.Y
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 96 286 221 148 317 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 351
Write 318
Mixed 263
SusWrite 215
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 24.8
90% 32.4 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 36
77% 157 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 11.4
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) - $342

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $920
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