MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '16 at 05:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.6% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 145
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 418
42% 339 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.54
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 151
Parallax 142
107% 142 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 1X2 Mirror/RAID1 1TB
659GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 465
Write 399
Mixed 445
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 50.6
4K Mixed 17.8
86% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 6.69
DQ Mixed 17.6
12% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 87%
AMD 1X2 Mirror/RAID1 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 256
Write 136
Mixed 164
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 2.09
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.25
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 113%
Great: 130%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.2% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

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