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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20120112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 200
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 635
62% 509 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450
EVGA(3842 1595) 3GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1053 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 216 119 172 143 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 464
Write 192
Mixed 229
SusWrite 166
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 24.9
95% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 90.5
DQ Mixed 123
109% 169 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 86%
WD My Book 1230 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 28
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 28
38% 28.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 7.7
23% 8.07 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.7
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26%
Great: 58%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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