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

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.8% 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 Drive	52.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7760
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 21:10
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 82.6 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 159 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 195 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.8% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 60.5 Parallax 44.5 33% 48.7 fps	MRender 51 Gravity 44.9 Splatting 43.2 38% 46.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX910 512GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 198 189 206 201 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 373 Write 242 Mixed 288 SusWrite 190 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 17.2 61% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 135 106% 150 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 67%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free Firmware: 12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 137 51 40 92 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 416 Write 406 Mixed 283 SusWrite 114 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 27.4 96% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 180 167% 258 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 566GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 101 101 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 99.7 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion+ 4TB 2,051 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 118 119 122 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 98.5 Write 125 Mixed 69 SusWrite 117 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 179GB free Firmware: FG001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 54 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 57.4 Write 45.4 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 54.1 33% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 42%
WD My Book Elite 1.5TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1TB free, PID 1111 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 28 29 28 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 56.1 Write 27.1 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 27.8 43% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 998946 998946 998946 998946 998946 998783 998783 998946 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 81%

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

Gaming 28%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 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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Total price: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16