MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	58.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '17 at 21:14
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 19,875 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 120 52% 85.6 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 184 25% 185 Pts	64-Core 170 10% 170 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 54%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% PowerColor(148C 2357) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 100 58% 79.2 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 83.8 59% 70.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 57%
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7900) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.25% Terrible	Lighting 9.07 Reflection 8.5 Parallax 12.1 7% 9.9 fps	MRender 7.52 Gravity 8.53 Splatting 9.22 7% 8.42 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.25% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 13GB free Firmware: 3.1. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 657 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 149 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8704 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 39 184683921447 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1 (F1) Unknown 100 100 275371231 (F2) Unknown 100 100 132979812	43.9% Average	Read 491 Write 175 Mixed 225 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 7.87 42% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.2 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 8.75 11% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 47%
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 657 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 149 (A5) Unknown 100 100 134510 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 34 (AE) Unknown 100 100 28 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 41 214748561449 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 113 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 159 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1918411693 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2267906031	38.7% Below average	Read 474 Write 154 Mixed 205 60% 278 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 6.94 32% 9.64 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 6.33 DQ Mixed 7.43 8% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 47%
Samsung HD752LJ 750GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 250GB free Firmware: 1AA0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 74 74 8740 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 9012 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 11819 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1173 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 521338911 (C2) HDA temperature 68 58 538116128 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 223523 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	38.2% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 75.1 Mixed 76.5 53% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.47 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 64%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 140GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 172 169 4358 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4964 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 47 47 38739 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2302 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 189 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4774 (C2) HDA temperature 110 102 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5694 (C8) Write error rate 193 184 1463	69.4% Good	Read 163 Write 78.5 Mixed 71.2 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.41 104% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 67GB free Firmware: 12.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 161 151 4933 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4542 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 32 32 50147 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2732 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 269 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4707 (C2) HDA temperature 117 95 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 16696 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.4% Below average	Read 76.3 Write 60.8 Mixed 62.3 50% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.3 84% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 60%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 30GB free Firmware: GM4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 139 (03) Spinup time 116 116 25791299916 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2152 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11520 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1125 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2198 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2198 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 231929020452 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 10	31.1% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 54.1 Mixed 52.3 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.44 108% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 19GB free Firmware: GM4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 97 97 6 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 140 (03) Spinup time 115 115 25791627597 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2150 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 129 129 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11507 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1124 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2185 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2185 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 219044053026 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 11	45.1% Average	Read 82.2 Write 74.9 Mixed 78.6 59% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 51%
Samsung HD752LJ 750GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 15GB free Firmware: 1AA0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 75 75 8400 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7150 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 10350 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 11940 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1246 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 59 521273375 (C2) HDA temperature 67 58 554827809 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1201520 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 178 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	43.2% Average	Read 67 Write 83.4 Mixed 81.6 58% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.34 86% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AG38G2130U2S AG38G2130U2S 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 15.6 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 9 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 99.7 40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 46%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16