MSI X79A-GD65 (MS-7736)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7736
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD65 (MS-7736) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 196 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 450 50% 392 Pts	64-Core 482 30% 482 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 46 46 48 48 49 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 448 Write 345 Mixed 296 SusWrite 75.5 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 27.7 104% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 116 96% 137 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 500GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 152 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 155 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82.5 Write 79 Mixed 64.3 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 468GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 78 75 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 81 Write 56.2 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 76.6 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 257GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 126 128 128 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 127 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 358GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 146 144 152 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 135 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 145 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax FLFF65F-D8KQ9 4x4GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 76%

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Typical X79A-GD65 (MS-7736) Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X79A-GD65 (MS-7736)

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	8x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	2x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	3x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x

SSD
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	6x
MX300 1TBCrucial $90Bench 91%, 21,936 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
F3 DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 314 samples	8x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 57%, 2,734 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 67%, 1,867 samples	1x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16