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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121018
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 04:40
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 571
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 751
46% 751 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 194
Parallax 194
148% 190 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 183
Splatting 129
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 81 75 85 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 214
Write 123
Mixed 174
SusWrite 82.1
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 30.8
104% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 93.6
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 96.2
76% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 73%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
56GB free
Firmware: 2.15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 86 98 102 101 99 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 173
Write 114
Mixed 126
SusWrite 97.8
29% 128 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 27.6
111% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 118
91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 61%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 764 768 789 779 791 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
135% Outstanding
MC Read 56.1
MC Write 54.5
MC Mixed 50.5
153% 53.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 135%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760) - $342

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $920
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