STARS Euler3d computational fluid dynamics
Few folks run fluid dynamics simulations on their desktops, but we've found this multi-threaded test to be particularly demanding of memory subsystems, making it a good link between our memory and application performance tests.

The 750a can't quite catch the 790FX in our fluid dynamics simulation test, but it's close.

WorldBench
WorldBench uses scripting to step through a series of tasks in common Windows applications. It then produces an overall score. WorldBench also spits out individual results for its component application tests, allowing us to compare performance in each. We'll look at the overall score, and then we'll show individual application results alongside the results from some of our own application tests.

We nearly have a three-way tie in WorldBench, with only one point separating the contenders. The 750a sits in second place here, just behind its high-end nForce counterpart.

Focusing on WorldBench's multimedia editing and encoding tests, the 750a lags a little behind the 780a. The scores are very close together, though.

The results in WorldBench's office and multitasking tests are tight, as well, with the 750a scoring a first, second, and third place finish.

The 750a remains closely matched with the 790FX in our 3ds max tests. It looks like the 780a built much of its overall lead in the modeling test, which depends on integrated graphics performance.

While Nero is too close to call, the 750a is a full 27 seconds slower than the 780a in the WinZip test. That still puts it neck and neck with the AMD's 790FX, though.