MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 19:05
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 76.1
2-Core 151
65% 106 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 462
47% 380 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (99th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)
56.1% Above average
Lighting 71
Reflection 72.1
Parallax 71.4
58% 71.5 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 66.2
Splatting 56.7
53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 105
97% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.28
108% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
800, 667, 667 MHz
8192, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.63 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

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