MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 18:43
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 72.8
2-Core 146
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 441
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 65.3
Parallax 101
63% 81.4 fps
MRender 64.2
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 81.4
58% 69.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 502
Write 195
Mixed 235
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 11.8
77% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 73.3
DQ Mixed 12.2
20% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
407GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 119
Write 138
Mixed 132
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.54
4K Mixed 0.65
152% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 11.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 109%

 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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