MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateSep 26 '17 at 10:01
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 70.6
2-Core 132
59% 95.6 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 404
40% 329 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 99
Reflection 103
Parallax 107
81% 103 fps
MRender 89.4
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 83.7
72% 88.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84
578GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
49% Average
Read 78.1
Write 92.3
Mixed 78.1
62% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.51
116% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.3% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 10.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 88%

 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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