MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '17 at 09:00
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 below expectations (38th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 69.7
2-Core 131
56% 92 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 377
38% 306 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.4% Good
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 102
Parallax 104
54% 90.9 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 93.8
75% 91.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 494
Write 325
Mixed 345
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 19.9
98% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 67.1
78% 136 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 118%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
911GB free
Firmware: MK7O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 118
Write 110
Mixed 96.3
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.37
100% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 82%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
730GB free
Firmware: MKAO Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.2% Average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6.3
SC Mixed 8.8
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 82%

 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)

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