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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (56%). 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '23 at 18:26
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^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-$100 22,204 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65% Good	Memory 76.2 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 166 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 522 49% 407 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 230 120 106 108 120 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.6% Very good	Read 255 Write 247 Mixed 238 SusWrite 153 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 39.8 136% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 197 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 137%
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 102GB free Firmware: 711250WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 1178 486 378 391 441 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,077 Write 1,207 Mixed 1,128 SusWrite 678 230% 1,022 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 51 163% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 548 395% 514 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D169DS3 4x8GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 35.2 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 10.4 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	34	28	64	0"	1280 720

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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%

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 $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 $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $129	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	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