MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7738
MotherboardMSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '17 at 15:00
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 193
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 557
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Asus(1043 84A9) 3GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 60.2
Reflection 60.7
Parallax 68.2
49% 63 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 51.2
56% 71.2 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 59%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST1OA3BB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 92.4
Write 63.7
Mixed 58.3
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.46
4K Mixed 0.28
80% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 18.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 10.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) Builds (Compare 69 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $117
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