MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 moderate gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.9% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130926
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 16:38
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD FX-8350-$119 73,554 User benchmarks - Average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58% Above average	SC Int 87.4 SC Float 74.5 SC Mixed 81.2 65% 81 Pts	QC Int 320 QC Float 282 QC Mixed 288 67% 297 Pts	MC Int 496 MC Float 427 MC Mixed 403 67% 442 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$170 11,985 User benchmarks - Average bench 32% MSI(1462 3050) 2GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Lighting 101 Reflection 79.1 Parallax 131 35% 104 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 85.3 Splatting 81.6 32% 74.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$85 13,871 User benchmarks - Average bench 59% 65GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1251 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 290 (64) Unknown 100 100 1966496 (65) Unknown 100 100 287264 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 579 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1365 (B7) Unknown 99 99 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 141734969372 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3480 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1420 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2537 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2265 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	55.3% Above average	Read 466 Write 239 Mixed 250 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 26.7 4K Mixed 10.3 61% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 54.5 DQ Mixed 26.9 38% 72.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$47 277,533 User benchmarks - Average bench 87% 400GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 176 2133 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2109 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9429 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 598 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2043 (C2) HDA temperature 112 107 31 (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 39 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	93.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 147 Mixed 125 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.29 94% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$60 32,874 User benchmarks - Average bench 86% 248GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 986 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12081 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 938 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 159 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 929 (C2) HDA temperature 114 108 29 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	72.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 117 Mixed 117 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.28 96% 1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB 2 User benchmarks - Average bench 40% 667, 800, 800 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 10.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 8.5 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 45%

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $164

CPU
FX-8350AMD $119Bench 57%, 73,554 samples	393x
FX-8320AMD $104Bench 52%, 31,657 samples	162x
FX-6300AMD $80Bench 48%, 58,105 samples	104x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $350Bench 64%, 178,167 samples	87x
R9 280XAMD $210Bench 46%, 29,721 samples	53x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 36%, 26,516 samples	50x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $88Bench 95%, 160,532 samples	67x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $65Bench 47%, 77,296 samples	44x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 96%, 100,075 samples	37x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 40%, 10,906 samples	85x
8GBUnknownBench 37%, 22,815 samples	64x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperX $118Bench 58%, 18,937 samples	31x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-7700K $313	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $88
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $270	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $119
Intel Core i5-7600K $230	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $265	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $150

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $724	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $33
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $77	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $152	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $22
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $57	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $144	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $20