MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory19.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 06 '17 at 16:11
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
42.1% Average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 24.4
2-Core 47.9
34% 46.7 Pts
4-Core 90.9
8-Core 146
15% 118 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1629 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.33
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 36.1
Reflection 48.5
Parallax 47.7
29% 44.1 fps
Gravity 45.6
Splatting 40.7
38% 43.2 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 473
Write 371
Mixed 395
92% 413 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 12.7
64% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 50.6
DQ Write 43.3
DQ Mixed 13.1
19% 35.7 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
630GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 175
Mixed 165
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.32
90% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
262GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
48% Average
Read 75.1
Write 92.3
Mixed 79.7
62% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.95
4K Mixed 0.44
85% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 48%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
103GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 93.2
Write 91.8
Mixed 77
66% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.35
92% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G F3-14900CL9-4GBSR KHX1866C10D3/8G F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 24GB
933, 800, 933, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
30.8% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 12.3
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 7.5
17% 6.1 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 56%

 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $358
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