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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.5% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7760
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121018
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 09:29
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 0 GHz, turbo 0 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 190 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 532 57% 453 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2774) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Lighting 51.3 Reflection 34 Parallax 64.4 42% 49.9 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 42.5 35% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,703 Write 5,565 Mixed 5,480 1,248% 5,582 MB/s	4K Read 339 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 240 928% 260 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 645 494% 675 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 569GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 109 Write 103 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 95.9 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 144 144 145 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 142 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 373% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 97%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 295GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 49 50 50 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 47.8 Write 49.4 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 50 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 685GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 21.9 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 18.1 18% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 189% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 87%
WD Ext HDD 1021 3TB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 3TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 28.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 28 38% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 22%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 92.6 Write 93.3 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 98.1 114% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 43%
ST500LM0 21-1KJ152 500GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 137GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 119 Write 105 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 78.8 128% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 58% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 51%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 32.5 Write 30.9 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 16.8 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 38.7 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 12.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

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Typical X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

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

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	47x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	42x
Core i7-3930KIntelBench 77%, 4,060 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	14x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
240GB 240GBKingmaxBench 72%, 2,389 samples	6x

RAM
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 1,091 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 80%, 411 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	5x

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Value: 52% - Above average

Total price: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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