MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '16 at 15:27
Run Duration354 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 100
2-Core 201
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 504
56% 439 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 99.3
Reflection 105
Parallax 94.5
81% 99.7 fps
MRender 87.6
Gravity 90.1
Splatting 80.1
70% 85.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 455
Write 70
Mixed 108
45% 211 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 15.2
92% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 64.1
DQ Mixed 27.4
36% 65.1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53%
Great: 70%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
377GB free
Firmware: 00E4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 119
Write 130
Mixed 90.1
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 0.47
115% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 77%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
26GB free
Firmware: 00E5 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
44% Average
Read 78.1
Write 74.8
Mixed 62.5
54% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.49
114% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44%
Great: 77%
USB DISK Pro 16GB
15GB free, PID 4223
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Read 12.7
Write 5.16
Mixed 7.08
9% 8.31 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.15
24% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.2
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD45 (8D) (MS-7760)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 143% - Outstanding Total price: $132
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