MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics34.2% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 17:51
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.2% Average
Memory 66.2
1-Core 36
2-Core 70.3
38% 57.5 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 184
19% 153 Pts
64-Core 199
12% 199 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.1
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.2% Below average
Lighting 33.5
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 75.8
27% 50.5 fps
MRender 64
Gravity 59.4
Splatting 52.8
48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148
40GB free
Firmware: SAFM02.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
47GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 88.9
Write 78.4
Mixed 88.4
64% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 83%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB
21GB free
Firmware: PC4OC70E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 60.1
Write 61.1
Mixed 60
46% 60.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.95
4K Mixed 0.25
59% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.2% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 13.8
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 8.7
20% 6.93 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

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