MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7738
Motherboard	MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '22 at 22:26
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i7-4930K-$88 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 101 2-Core 182 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 572 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 110 Parallax 103 87% 107 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 105 Splatting 101 82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 2616) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.81% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 1.3 2% 1.83 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 3.6 Splatting 1.8 2% 2.5 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.81% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 472 Mixed 344 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 45.8 156% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 95.9 DQ Mixed 39.8 80% 170 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 128GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 90 94 92 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 117 Write 91.3 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 90.9 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-4 64D0JKHHJ 64D0JKHHJ 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 37.5 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 99%

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

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Typical X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) Builds (Compare 69 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	32x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	13x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x

SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	8x
P210 256GBPatriotBench 65%, 5,446 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	6x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	4x
8JTF51264AZ-1 4x4GBMicronBench 63%, 50 samples	4x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16