MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	149% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150729
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '17 at 05:16
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 71.3 2-Core 130 59% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 402 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 164 Parallax 171 96% 151 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 173 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,229 Write 876 Mixed 985 229% 1,030 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 28.8 135% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 25.1 50% 102 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 69GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14077 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 162 (B1) Unknown 98 98 36 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 59 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 94 (F1) Unknown 99 99 30585018599	85.7% Excellent	Read 478 Write 381 Mixed 401 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 37.2 132% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 34.7 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 19.2 24% 41.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 3594485 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 -37331855725068 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 128 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 93 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 26 35 68721770522 (C2) HDA temperature 26 35 68721770522 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3594485 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3594485 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3594485 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 111669149696 (E9) Unknown 0 0 484 (EA) Unknown 0 0 557 (F1) Unknown 0 0 557 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1516 (F4) Unknown 100 100 983044	54.7% Above average	Read 430 Write 124 Mixed 175 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 13.6 85% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 9.4 38% 83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 624GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 176 5691 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8730 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11088 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 164 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 173 173 83519 (C2) HDA temperature 123 113 27 (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 76 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.7% Average	Read 89.3 Write 80.1 Mixed 82.4 63% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.29 108% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 83%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 306GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 136 3883 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4554 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22075 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 142 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21039 (C2) HDA temperature 118 110 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	64% Good	Read 115 Write 107 Mixed 110 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.21 100% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-1600C9-8GXM 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 667, 667, 667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.33 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.3 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 42%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

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