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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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-GD65 (8D) (MS-7760)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '19 at 16:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (93rd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 94
2-Core 199
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 501
55% 435 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL V)
Dell(1028 240A) 1GB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.702.0.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 6.16
6% 7.58 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 10.5
7% 8.08 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 236 236 234 185 208 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 465
Write 445
Mixed 374
SusWrite 234
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 31.6
101% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 209
176% 254 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 102%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50
659GB free
Firmware: CV26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 193 193 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 185
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 191
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 109%
Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
402GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 184 185 187 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 126
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 186
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.7
324% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.7% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 16.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 51%

 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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