MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 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	76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '17 at 22:08
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 76.7 2-Core 142 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 472 46% 377 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.8% Poor	Lighting 18 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 71.4 15% 54.9 fps	MRender 75.8 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 63 56% 69.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssd2sc48 0G1SA754D117-499 480GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th 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 1650 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2004 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 240 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 35 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 59467 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 90 (E7) Temperature 100 100 35 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2 (EA) Unknown 0 0 83 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15338 (F2) Unknown 0 0 9757	76.3% Very good	Read 489 Write 417 Mixed 439 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 24.4 81% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 11.9 42% 92.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 92%
Hitachi HTS 721010A9E630 1TB 1,664 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 788GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 153 153 111669149698 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 3269 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 3501 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1775 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 84 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 71525 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 219043921948 (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 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	67.3% Good	Read 116 Write 119 Mixed 115 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 783GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 843 (03) Spinup time 175 172 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5449 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9028 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3477 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 586 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4862 (C2) HDA temperature 112 96 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 707GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 223148096 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3875 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 14753553 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4090 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2067 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 217 (BD) vendor-specific 93 93 7 (BE) vendor-specific 68 62 554958880 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 155 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 26922 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 42949672992 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -86303072844398 (F1) Unknown 100 253 29764655068 (F2) Unknown 100 253 28041631325	104% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 165 Mixed 161 131% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.18 92% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
431 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 26GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 124 Write 35.2 Mixed 5.77 49% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.23 4K Write 0.21 4K Mixed 0.22 45% 2.89 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.7% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9.4 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 9.8 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 49%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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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

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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