MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics26.6% 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 Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 198
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 532
57% 454 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
Asus(1043 8555) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 28.3
27% 30.9 fps
MRender 36.3
Gravity 29.7
Splatting 29.4
26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 499
Write 346
Mixed 353
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 19.6
96% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 16.3
51% 113 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 125%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 60%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 60%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 60%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
54.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 19
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 346 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (MS-7760) - $333

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $738
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