MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7738
Motherboard	MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140212
Uptime	13.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '18 at 19:43
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 196 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 603 59% 486 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 86.7 57% 72.2 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 74.6 53% 63.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 850 Write 476 Mixed 618 143% 648 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 21.1 104% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 69 DQ Mixed 14.3 44% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 182%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 792GB free Firmware: CC13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 241299147 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5959 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 17721989 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 37440 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 37 2593 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 57 57 43 (BC) Unknown 100 92 125 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 70 45 572325918 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1138 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 6433 (C2) HDA temperature 30 55 51539607582 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 24 10 241299147 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 172 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 57582626581852 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3862045650 (F2) Unknown 100 253 584545125	42.8% Average	Read 76.2 Write 72.7 Mixed 68.7 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.38 97% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 85GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 35625334 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2761 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 4373615682 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29623 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1908 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 41 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 49 673316900 (C2) HDA temperature 36 51 47244640292 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 18 15 35625334 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 9 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -66387309459805 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2322942692 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3155122770	65.8% Good	Read 118 Write 111 Mixed 112 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.45 105% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 36.6 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	32x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	13x
Xeon E5-1620 v2Intel $345Bench 71%, 10,301 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	6x

SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	8x
P210 256GBPatriotBench 65%, 5,446 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	6x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	4x
8JTF51264AZ-1 4x4GBMicronBench 63%, 50 samples	4x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16