MSI A88XI AC (MS-7913)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7913
Motherboard	MSI A88XI AC (MS-7913) (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '17 at 14:38
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 84.1 1-Core 63.8 2-Core 114 56% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 197 26% 195 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7560D 10,029 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 7913) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 8.35 Parallax 4.94 5% 6.29 fps	MRender 5.14 Gravity 4.33 Splatting 8.26 5% 5.91 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460 120GB-$200 1,011 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 22 22 22 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25732 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 217 (AB) Unknown 80 80 37516368 (AE) Unknown 100 100 68 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 22 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 466 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 85 85 85 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8691 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7360 (F9) Unknown 100 100 496986876	81.4% Excellent	Read 480 Write 404 Mixed 434 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 28.6 102% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 63.2 66% 109 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 221GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 168 6450 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6017 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23606 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 203 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 77 77 369879 (C2) HDA temperature 121 109 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 73.9 Mixed 78 64% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.17 71% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 83%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 6.32 Mixed 7.41 12% 12 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.005 13% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.9% Below average	MC Read 17 MC Write 6.5 MC Mixed 11.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 11 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 73.3 54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 60%

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

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Typical A88XI AC (MS-7913) Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XI AC (MS-7913)

CPU
A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 45%, 11,026 samples	6x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	4x
Athlon X4 840 Quad CoreAMDBench 45%, 4,588 samples	3x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	8x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x
R9 270AMD $140Bench 24%, 47,409 samples	1x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	2x
Ultimate SU800 512GBAdata $84Bench 104%, 31,280 samples	2x
M4 128GBCrucial $116Bench 60%, 34,516 samples	1x

RAM
DDR3 1866 2x8GBAdataBench 43%, 703 samples	2x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	1x

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Value: 12% - Very poor

Total price: $35

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16