MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics1.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7900
MotherboardMSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 17:17
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.8% Poor
Memory 42.8
1-Core 26.3
2-Core 47.9
26% 39 Pts
4-Core 50.9
8-Core 61.3
7% 56.1 Pts
64-Core 72.5
4% 72.5 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7900) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.41% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 5.88
Parallax 9.94
0% 5.29 fps
MRender 3.29
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 4.39
4% 5.01 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.41%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 54 61 57 54 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 93
Write 73.5
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 57
50% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 58%
Toshiba MK1655GSXF 160GB
118GB free
Firmware: FH215B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 48 48 47 47 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 42.5
Write 44.2
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 46.7
30% 40.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 34%
Toshiba MK5075GSX 500GB-$127
60GB free
Firmware: GT001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 51 55 44 63 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 38
Write 40.5
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 56.2
27% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R934G2401U1S R934G2401U1S Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
1866, 1866, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 8.9
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 4
SC Mixed 3.9
10% 3.7 GB/s
Latency 190
21% 190 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $254
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