MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.6% 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 Drive	83.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7738
Motherboard	MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 00:11
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 94 2-Core 180 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 461 46% 374 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 106 Parallax 100 89% 105 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 75.9 76% 95.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 274 272 236 219 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 432 Write 421 Mixed 214 SusWrite 245 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 32.1 122% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 206 180% 272 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 108%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 895GB free Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 402 400 412 437 425 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 440 Mixed 382 SusWrite 405 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 35 128% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 249 214% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 118%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 222GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 218 214 128 0 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 152 Write 98.8 Mixed 118 SusWrite 142 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 25.2 86% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 151 110% 142 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 276GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 124 128 142 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 106 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 129 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 114%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 121GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 47 51 57 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 47.8 Write 47.3 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 51 33% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 SUPERTALENT02 16GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 27 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16