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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.4% 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 Drive40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7760
MotherboardMSI X79A-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '16 at 09:44
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 96.9
2-Core 191
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 582
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3250) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 121
Parallax 108
97% 116 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 105
Splatting 93.5
81% 99.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397
75GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 368
Write 313
Mixed 360
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 14.3
71% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 14.9
57% 129 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 111%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 360
Write 127
Mixed 160
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 7.18
58% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 19.5
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 6.57
12% 23.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 28.9
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 105%

 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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